New Lyme Test

[Lightplum]

Hmmm wonder if this will now eliminate those false positives and be more reliable...glad to see they are making some new headway with this horrible disease! http://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/news/lyme.cfm

New Lyme Test for Dogs and Horses

As of June 15, 2011, the Serology/Immunology laboratory at the AHDC offers a new assay for the detection of antibodies to B. burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. The new assay (Lyme multiplex assay) is available for testing samples from dogs and horses.
The Lyme multiplex assay combines the advantages of the previous ELISA and Western blot testing. It is a fully quantitative assay that simultaneously detects antibodies to different specific antigens of B. burgdorferi as indicators of acute or chronic infection. The assay also distinguishes between antibodies induced by infection with the spirochetes or vaccination against Lyme disease.
Both serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid samples can be submitted for multiplex testing using the regular AHDC sample submission form. The fee for the Lyme multiplex assay is $36. Further information can be obtained on the AHDC website (http://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu) or you can call (607-253-3900). Serological Lyme testing by ELISA and Western blot will be discontinued after June 15, 2011.
Additional information for horses
Additional information for dogs

 

[SheltieChe]

thanks for posting! putting it in my archive box.

 

[Ann]

Thanks for this! Great information.

 

[sable]

Great info, thanks. I was just reading an article about ticks that has a new disease for us humans, so check the dogs and yourself. Called Babesiosis, its like Malaria. If a human's immune system is down, this disease is deadly, has flu like symptoms. I wonder if the the ticks can transmit this disease to the dogs too.

This tick business is the pits.