Lyme Disease Diagnostics Photos by Guang Xu, UMass About Lyme Disease Deer Tick Biology How to Remove a Tick ... Plant Problem Diagnostics Spring 2008 update (April 14, 2008) With the warming weather, we are starting to receive a steady stream of ticks. We open the mail on Monday afternoon and begin processing samples that evening. Results of testing are generally transmitted by Thursday. Samples received after Monday will be tested the following week. Please note that samples go through the UMass mail system which can delay delivery by a day. We are sorry, but we cannot accomodate special handling of individual samples outside of this time schedule. Lyme Disease Diagnostics UMass Extension, in cooperation with researchers at UMass Amherst, will assess specimens to determine whether they are black legged ticks (deer ticks), and if so, will determine whether or not they carry the bacterium that causes Lyme Disease. There is a fee of $35 per sample. The test can detect the Lyme disease pathogen from a single tick. To submit a sample, download the submission form and follow the instructions. | |
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