Is tick testing accurate?
Since 2006, TickReport has cemented a reputation for accurate, comprehensive, and transparent assessment of risks posed by a tick bite. Direct detection of pathogens in a tick uses very different processes from diagnostic tests that examine blood to identify disease in a person.
California Ticks Can Spread Lyme Disease… but that’s not the whole story
The risk of contracting Lyme disease from a tick bite in California has been well-documented, though there is still a long way to go in educating health providers and the broader community in the exposure risk from a tick bite.
Why test a tick for Lyme bacteria and other pathogens?
Tick testing does not replace diagnosis by your doctor, but it can provide fast, accurate data about the risk of Lyme and over a dozen other diseases. Nearly 36% of the pathogens we find are something other than Lyme bacteria.