Ticks at Home: A Shift in Lyme Disease Diagnosis The age old problem of tick borne illnesses has just gotten more manageable, thanks to a new at home testing kit called LymeAlert.
This innovation promises to revolutionize the detection of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease, in ticks that have bitten people.
While some may view this as a welcome relief, others will question whether home testing is truly a good idea.