lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/burgdorfer-deat.html "The Swiss-born Burgdorfer worked at the National Institute of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Montana, when he isolated the Lyme spirochete in 1982.
His health had reportedly been failing in the past six months and he recently entered hospice care. LymeDisease.org received word today that he passed away this morning."