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Tick Tests Often Inaccurate Indiana Experts Say

By: WMOT Roots Radio

Monday, May 07, 2018

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A recent Centers for Disease Control report shows that tick and mosquito-borne diseases have more than tripled in the U.S. since 2004. But if you find a tick on your body, don’t count on a tick test to let you know if you have Lyme disease. 

Indiana University biology professor Keith Clay studies ticks. He says, while sending your tick away to get tested may be good for research, it’s not the best way to judge whether you’re infected.

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