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Borrelia

Genus of bacteria

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Jan 15, 2026
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What evidence links Borrelia infection to Morgellons‑type dermal filaments and how reproducible are those findings?

A body of published work—largely from a small set of investigators—reports culture, histopathology, immunostaining and molecular detection of Borrelia spirochetes in skin and filament specimens from p...

Jan 25, 2026
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What independent, blinded studies have tested for Borrelia in Morgellons specimens and what were their methods and outcomes?

Independent, blinded laboratory testing of dermatological specimens has been reported in a small number of papers that used culture, histology/immunostaining, in situ hybridization and multiple PCR ap...