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Diagnostic guidance: Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

February 28, 2022 by Mallory Pfeifer

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Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) is caused by several species of bacteria in the genus Borrelia. Similarly to Lyme disease, which is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, these bacteria are spread by ticks and cause non-specific clinical signs. In … [Read more...] about Diagnostic guidance: Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

Filed Under: DX Guidance, News Tagged With: clinical pathology, molecular diagnostic, parasites, spring, tick

Tick-borne disease in a dog with no known history of ticks

April 16, 2018 by Mallory Pfeifer

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Tick-borne disease in a dog with no known history of ticks By Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP With over 800,000 tests run annually, TVMDL encounters many challenging cases. Our case study series will highlight these interesting cases to increase … [Read more...] about Tick-borne disease in a dog with no known history of ticks

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: canine, tick, tick-born, tick-born relapsing fever, TVMDL, TVMDL-College Station, yorkie

Lyme Disease Testing at TVMDL

March 12, 2018 by Mallory Pfeifer

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Lyme Disease Testing at TVMDL Sandy Rodgers, MS, Section Head Serology, College Station Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete that causes Lyme Disease. The organism can be transmitted to dogs and humans by infected ticks. The Texas A&M … [Read more...] about Lyme Disease Testing at TVMDL

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: college station, Lyme disease, serology, tick, TVMDL

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