New research published by the CDC found an immune system marker in the blood may help explain persistent symptoms.
Testing for Lyme disease is complicated, especially for doctors who aren’t familiar with the process, DeBiasi said.
Serology tests, which look for antibodies in the blood, are the best available method for diagnosing Lyme, experts say. However, antibody tests indicate the immune system has mounted an attack against a virus or bacteria, but can’t determine whether there is an active infection. They don’t work until the immune system generates a sufficient number of antibodies, which can take six weeks or more after an initial tick bite.
“We need to do better,” said Jutras, who’s working with a team at Virginia Tech to develop a rapid Lyme test that could identify the actual infection from the earliest sign of a tick bite. DeBiasis insists the symptoms people experience are real, even if PTLDS experiences are the exception.
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