WHAT TYPE OF DISEASES DO YOU TEST FOR?

There are two panels one for blacklegged ticks (deer ticks, Ixodes scapularis) and one for Dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis). Blacklegged ticks (deer ticks, Ixodes scapularis) – Borreliosis (Borrelia general species) – Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Borrelia mayonii) – Relapsing fever (Borrelia miyamotoi) – Anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) – Babesiosis (Babesia microti) Dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) – Anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) – Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii) – Spotted Fever rickettsiosis (Rickettsia parkeri) – Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehlrichia ewingii) – Tularemia (Francisella tularensis) * We do not test for Cat scratch fever and trench fever (Bartonella henselae), Babesia duncani, Babesia divergens at this time ** We cannot test for tick-borne viruses due to our collection method using citizen scientists. Because virus testing requires RNA extraction and is temperature sensitive.