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.