FREE TICK TESTING
February 2016- Typically we do NOT recommend testing ticks for a variety of reasons, one is the cost involved ($400-$600 per tick). The preferred method when bitten by a tick is to get it right and TREAT THE BITE!
However, since this project is not charging for tick testing (it is FREE) and it is designed to help map ticks and diseases they carry across the USA, we ask that you participate. Simple instructions are provided below.
Ticks can be ones that were attached to you, unattached (found crawling on clothing or in a natural settings), or taken off your pets or other animals. To see how to properly remove a tick click here.
The lab states your tick test results should be emailed to you within five days, however, I wouldn't depend on it.
UPDATE May 2016- Lab now says it will take 7-10 business days to get your results and some people are reporting a 2 week wait at this time.
IF YOU ARE BITTEN
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE RESULTS TO BE TREATED!
Get It Right!
Mail Ticks To
Nathan Nieto
Assistant Professor Microbiology Department of Biological Sciences
617 S. Beaver Street
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Directions: Put your tick in a small Ziploc baggie with a moist cotton ball or piece of wet paper towel. Include the document (form linked below) with your tick. Put the baggie and the document in a small padded envelope.
Thank you for helping to advance our knowledge about Lyme and tick borne diseases!
To prevent tick bites please review the "Prevention" page found here.
The "deer tick" was recently found to be harboring 91 different organisms. For more information on tick borne diseases in Florida please click here.
Laboratories Testing Ticks for Pathogens
Preferred Lab
IGeneX, Inc.
795 San Antonio Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(800) 832-3200
Up to 20 ticks per batch
Multiple Tests- Each Test You Order Is $68.00
Lyme Disease (B. burgdorferi)
Babesiosis (B microti and/or B duncani)
Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
Bartonella henselae
Rickettsia
Relapsing Fever
More Information & Form
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Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
61 North Eagleville Road
Unit 3203 Storrs, CT 06269-3203
Phone: 860-486-3738
Fax: 860-486-2737
Deer Tick: 1-Panel PCR- Borrelia burgdorferi - $50.00
4-Panel PCR (Human Host) - Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Borrelia miyamotoi - $120.00
3-Panel PCR (Non-Human Host) - Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia miyamotoi - $100.00
Dog Tick: 3-Panel PCR (Any Host) - Francisella tularensis, Rickettsia rickettsii, Ehrlichia species - $100.00
Lonestar Tick: 3-Panel PCR (Any Host) - Francisella tularensis, Ehrlichia species, Borrelia lonestari - $100.00
Brown Dog Tick: (Non-Canine Host) - Rickettsia rickettsii - $50.00
2-Panel PCR (Canine Host) - Rickettsia rickettsii, Ehrlichia species - $80.00
More Information & Forms
http://cvmdl.uconn.edu/forms/ACCDOC007%20Tick%20Submission%20Form%20fillable%2012716.pdf
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Analytical Services, Inc.
Tick Testing
130 Allen Brook Lane
Williston, VT 05495
(800) 723-4432
Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) ONLY- $65 per tick
More Information & Forms http://www.analyticalservices.com/tick-testing.html
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Connecticut Pathology Laboratories
1320 Main St., Ste 24
Willimantic, CT 06226
(860) 450-1823
Individual Test (Borrelia, Anaplasma, or Babesia): $50.00
2-Test Panel (Borrelia and Anaplasma, Anaplasma and Babesia, Borrelia and Babesia): $80.00
3-Test Panel (Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Babesia): $100.00
Call number above for forms and instructions
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Imugen
315 Norwood Park South
Norwood, MA 02062
(800) 246-8436
DEER TICKS ONLY
$75.00 for B. burgdorferi (Lyme Disease spirochete)
$75.00 for B. microti (Babesia parasite)
$98.00 for both B. burgdorferi and B. microti
More Information & Forms
http://www.imugen.com/tick_testing.html
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Clongen Laboratories
211 Perry Pkwy #6
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 916-0173
Multiple Organisms
Individual test (see list at website) – $75 two or more tests – $65 each except viruses. ColtiVirus: $195, Heartland Virus: $195, Powassan Virus: $195. All three viruses: $500
More Information & Forms
https://www.clongen.com/clinical-diagnostics-services/tick-testing-information/