2024 article

Evaluation of the Veterinary IDEXX SNAP 4Dx Plus Test for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Humans

Lee, G., Pretsch, P., Ursery, L., Giandomenico, D., Abernathy, H. A., Evans, L., … Boyce, R. M. (2024, June 19). VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES.

By: G. Lee *, P. Pretsch *, L. Ursery*, D. Giandomenico*, H. Abernathy *, L. Evans*, B. Qurollo n , E. Breitschwerdt n , R. Boyce *

author keywords: Lyme disease; point-of-care; serology; diagnosis
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Added: July 1, 2024

Lyme disease, caused by infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. The standard two-tier testing (STTT) algorithm suffers from low sensitivity, misinterpretation, and long turnaround time, preventing timely detection and treatment. To address these challenges, we hypothesized that the canine point-of-care (PoC) SNAP 4Dx Plus test used to detect Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies could be employed for human diagnosis.