Ticks can transmit various pathogens like bacteria, viruses and parasites while taking a blood meal. Lyme disease is a very popular tick-borne infection that is caused by Borrelia. Other pathogens that can be transmitted via ticks include:
Tick-borne infections come with a multitude of symptoms and that mainly depend upon the causative pathogen. These infections can involve the skin, the joints and even the central nervous system. Moreover, they can range from mild subclinical infections and severe life-threatening conditions. Since, vaccines are only available against a limited number of pathogens, the most effective treatment approach remains exposure prophylaxis.
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wdt_ID | Method | Parameter | Substrate | Species/ Antigen |
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37 | IFA | antibodies against Borrelia afzelii/B. burgdorferi/B. garinii/OspC IgM positive control |
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38 | IFA | antibodies against Borrelia afzelii/B. burgdorferi/B. garinii/VlsE IgG positive control |
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39 | IFA | Borrelia afzelii/B. burgdorferi/B. garinii negative control |
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40 | EUROLINE | EUROLINE Borrelia-RN-AT (OspC Bg native, OspC Bb native, OspC Ba native, p39, VlsE Bb separately) |
EUROLINE | |
41 | EUROLINE | EUROLINE Borrelia-RN-AT (p18, p19, p20, p21, p58, OspC (p25), p39, p83, LBb, LBa, VlsE Bg, VlsE Bb, VlsE Ba separately) |
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42 | EUROLINE | positive control serum: IgG, human, 50x concentrated for Borrelia |
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43 | EUROLINE | positive control serum: IgM, human, 50x concentrated for Borrelia |
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44 | WESTERNBLOT | antibodies against Borrelia afzelii IgG positive control (Westernblot/EUROLINE-WB) |
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45 | WESTERNBLOT | antibodies against Borrelia afzelii IgM positive control (Westernblot/EUROLINE-WB) |
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46 | WESTERNBLOT | Borrelia afzelii | Westernblot | whole antigen, SDS extract of Borrelia afzelii |
47 | WESTERNBLOT | EUROLINE-WB Borrelia |
Westernblot | whole antigen, SDS extract of Borrelia afzelii plus VlsE |
48 | EUROLINE | EUROLINE Borrelia-RN-AT-adv (OspC-adv Bsp, OspC-adv Bg, OspC-adv Bb, OspC-adv Ba, p39, VlsE Bb separately) |
EUROLINE | |
49 | IFA | Borrelia burgdorferi (CH) |
burgdorferi (CH) bacterial smear verification BIOCHIP (2 BIOCHIPs per field) |
Borrelia burgdorferi (CH) |
50 | ELISA | Borrelia incl. IgG/RF absorbent |
antigen-coated microplate wells |
whole antigen, detergent extracts of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii and Borrelia afzelii |
51 | WESTERNBLOT | antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi IgG positive control |
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52 | WESTERNBLOT | antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi IgM positive control |
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53 | WESTERNBLOT | Borrelia burgdorferi | Westernblot | whole antigen, SDS extract of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto |
54 | ChLIA | Borrelia | recombinant OspC | |
55 | ChLIA | Borrelia | recombinant VlsE, recombinant DbpA |
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56 | ChLIA | control set Borrelia |
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57 | ELISA | Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE |
antigen-coated microplate wells |
recombinant VlsE from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto |
58 | ELISA | Borrelia plus VlsE |
antigen-coated microplate wells |
whole antigen, detergent extracts of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii and Borrelia afzelii plus recombinant VlsE from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto |
59 | ELISA | Lyme ELISA | antigen-coated microplate wells |
recombinant VlsE from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia OspC |
60 | ELISA | Borrelia Select: recombinant antigens with OspC advanced |
antigen-coated microplate wells |
mixture of specific recombinant Borrelia antigens incl. dimere OspC advanced |
61 | ELISA | Borrelia Select: recombinant antigens with VlsE |
antigen-coated microplate wells |
mixture of specific recombinant Borrelia antigens incl. VlsE |
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