Overview of Tick-Borne Diseases and Diagnostic Tests Available

IGeneX's Head of Sales Bob Giguere walks you through the main tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, TBRF, Babesia, Bartonella, Rickettsia, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia. Also learn about the various testing methods for each disease, including ELISA, Western Blots, ImmunoBlots, PCR, IgXSpot, IFA, and FISH. Learn more about IGeneX at http://www.igenex.com. IGeneX tests are based on the latest findings of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses to provide the most complete and accurate results for diagnostic purposes.We test for more species than any other lab. The ImmunoBlot test for Lyme disease has a sensitivity greater than 93%, whereas the ELISA and Western Blot two-tier testing protocol recommended by the CDC has a sensitivity of only 57.6%.