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Clongen
Labs offers Tick Testing for Lyme Disease by Real Time Polymerase Chain
Reaction (PCR). This amplification assay
of total tick DNA detects a conserved region of the recA gene in Borrelia burgdorferi, the
causative agent for Lyme Disease. Both
dog ticks and deer ticks tend to carry the Lyme bacteria in their digestive
system.
In addition to Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi),
ticks can transmit other species of Borrelia,
and other disease causing organisms such as Babesia,
Rickettsia, Bartonella, and Anaplasma. | |
Instructions for shipping live or dead ticks:
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If the tick is alive, please make sure that you use two
zip lock bags or a solid container with a tight seal to prevent losing the
tick in transit. It is highly
recommended to wear gloves when removing the tick from the skin to avoid
infection by infected ticks. These are
very helpful pages with illustrations on removing ticks:
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http://www.health.ri.gov/disease/communicable/lyme/LymeFAQs.pdf
http://www2.lymenet.org/domino/file.nsf/UID/FAQ#1
Do not use tape to immobilize the tick or ticks you captured.
Do not use formalin to preserve captured ticks as it will have a negative
impact on PCR test results.
We can pool up to 4 ticks together for testing. This
is not recommended for ticks found on separate individuals. When
sending multiple ticks, please specify if the ticks should be tested together
or separately.
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Fill out the Tick Submission
Form by downloading from the "Tick Submission Form" link on the
left menu bar.
Include the patient's name, address, phone number, e-mail
address and, if you wish, your physicians name and contact information if you
would like a copy of the report faxed to him/her. We will send you the final report in PDF
format and you will receive a hard copy of the report along with a receipt.
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Include a $75 check with the
tick or an authorized credit card form.
Please call us if you have any questions:877-256-6436 (CLONGEN) or
301-916-0173
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