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> But the concept of a "chronic" bacterial lyme infection has little to no medical bearing.

From your first link: "In 2017, scientists at the Tulane National Primate Research Centers, funded in part by an NIH research resources grant, reported evidence of persistent and metabolically active B. burgdorferi after antibiotic treatment in rhesus macaques"

From your second link, to the CDC: "Other experts hypothesize that PTLDS results from a persistent but difficult to detect infection".