Transfusion. 1990 May;30(4):298-301.
Nadelman RB1, Sherer C, Mack L, Pavia CS, Wormser GP.
QUOTE- "Viable spirochetes were recovered from RBCs inoculated with 10(6) organisms per mL, after refrigeration for as long as 6 weeks. It is concluded that B. burgdorferi may survive storage under blood banking conditions and that transfusion-related Lyme disease is theoretically possible."
Link Here- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2349627