Tickborne diseases are rising throughout the US from a variety of ticks, which carry and pass on different microorganisms to humans and animals. Tickborne diseases have more than doubled in 13 years and represent 77% of all vector-borne disease reports. Lyme disease accounts for 82% of all cases.
Why is This Test Important?
Recent research reveals that the standard two-tier testing recommended by the CDC can lead to false positive or false negative results. In fact, the ELISA and Western blot tests can miss up to 60% of well-defined Lyme disease cases.
Lyme disease symptoms mimic other diseases, leading to delayed or misdiagnosis.
Standard treatments for tickborne diseases typically involve prolonged courses of antibiotics, leaving patients at risk for multiple chronic inflammatory symptoms or conditions.
The Vibrant Tickborne Panel runs on first-of-its-kind silicon microarray technology and chemiluminescence detection to deliver high sensitivity and specificity.
Our proprietary technology tests antibodies (indirect) and DNA (direct) for the most comprehensive Lyme and co-infection detection.
Markers Measured
Tickborne Diseases Blood Test markers measured:
Lyme Plus TBRF
IgG & IgM
Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE1
Borrelia burgdorferi C6 peptide
Borrelia burgdorferi p18 (DbpB)
Borrelia burgdorferi p23-25 (OspC)
Borrelia burgdorferi p28
Borrelia burgdorferi p30
Borrelia burgdorferi p31 (OspA)
Borrelia burgdorferi p34 (OspB)
Borrelia burgdorferi p39 (BmpA)
Borrelia burgdorferi p41
Borrelia burgdorferi p45
Borrelia burgdorferi p58
Borrelia burgdorferi p66
Borrelia burgdorferi p83-93
Borrelia burgdoferi B31 WCS
Borrelia burgdoferi 297 WCS
Borrelia mayonii
Borrelia afzelii BmpA
Borrelia afzelii DbpA
Borrelia afzelii OspA
Borrelia afzelii OspC
Borrelia afzelii p100
Borrelia garinii DbpA
Borrelia garinii OspC
Borrelia bavariensis DbpA
Borrelia bavariensis p58
Borrelia bavariensis VlsE1
Borrelia spielmanii DbpA
Borrelia spielmanii OspC
Borrelia hermsii
Borrelia turicatae
Borrelia miyamotoi
Borrelia andersonii
Borrelia maritima
Borrelia californiensis
Borrelia bissettiae
Borrelia lusitaniae
Borrelia valaisiana
Borrelia yangtzensis
Borrelia turcica
PCR
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia mayonii
Borrelia afzelii
Borrelia garinii
Borrelia bavariensis
Borrelia spielmanii
Borrelia hermsii
Borrelia turicatae
Borrelia lonestari
Coinfections 1
IgG & IgM
Babesia microti IRA
Babesia microti p32
Babesia microti p41
Babesia microti WCS
Babesia duncani
Bartonella henselae 17 kDa
Bartonella henselae 26 kDa
Bartonella henselae SucB
Bartonella elizabethae
Bartonella vinsonii
Bartonella quintana
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Msp5
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Msp2 (p44)
Anaplasma phagocytophilum OmpA
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
PCR
Babesia microti
Babesia duncani
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella elizabethae
Bartonella vinsonii
Bartonella quintana
HGA Anaplasma phagocytophilum
HME Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Coinfections 2
IgG & IgM
Rickettsia typhi OmpB
Rickettsia typhi Surface antigen
Powassan Virus
Tickborne Encephalitis Virus
West Nile Virus
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Coxsackie Virus
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
PCR
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rickettsia typhi
Powassan virus
Tickborne Encephalitis Virus
West Nile Virus
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Coxsackie virus
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Opportunistic Infections
IgG & IgM
Cytomegalovirus EIA Antigen
Cytomegalovirus GlyB
Cytomegalovirus p150
Cytomegalovirus p28
Cytomegalovirus p52
Cytomegalovirus p65
Cytomegalovirus p38
Epstein Barr Virus EA Antigen
Epstein Barr Virus EBNA1
Epstein Barr Virus VCA gp125
Epstein Barr Virus p18
Epstein Barr Virus p23
Parvovirus B19 VLP VP2
Parvovirus B19 VLP VP1/Vp2 Co Capsid
Toxoplasma gondii Crude Extract
Toxoplasma gondii MIC3
Toxoplasma gondii p24
Toxoplasma gondii p29
Toxoplasma gondii p30
HSV-1
HSV-2
HHV-6
HHV-7
Streptococcal A
PCR
Parvovirus B19
Toxoplasma gondii
Symptoms
Tickborne Disease Symptoms
Fever
Chills
Headache
Bell’s palsy
Neck stiffness
Fatigue
Muscle or joint aches and pains
GI symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Change in cognitive or psychological status
Appetite loss
Weight loss
Anemia
Enlarged, tender lymph nodes
Rash
Painful abdomen
Dizziness or shortness of breath
Numbness or weakness in the limbs
About Test
About Tickborne Diseases Test
This is a dry blood spot (DBS) collection that is done at home.
You will receive a kit with full instructions. When you receive your kit please open it up and lay out the instructions and contents of your kit and get familiar with them.
You will be sent a lancet (to prick your finger with), as well as a blood specimen collection card. Simply follow the instructions to 'fill' your card with blood spots.
Before you begin, make sure you will have at least 15 minutes of uninterrupted time. First, find a clean, open space to work on. Open the DBS collection kit and lay out all of your materials on the placemat (the last page) provided.
Please wear appropriate PPE ( personal protective equipment) while collecting the specimen from the patient.
* You will be given as many Blood specimen collection cards as required by your lab order. * All DBS cards need to be filled for testing. Failure to complete all cards will result in the test not being performed.
STEP 2
Write the name and DOB on the card. Write the date and time on the blood specimen collection card.
STEP 3
Open the alcohol wipe.
STEP 4
Wash your hands and dry them with a clean towel. Make sure the water is warm, not hot.
This is very important as it will stimulate blood flow to the hands!
STEP 5
Choose a finger to poke on your non-dominant hand. If you are left-handed, choose your right hand. If you are right-handed, choose your left hand.
STEP 6
Choose an area on the side of your finger to poke (you'll see a visual in the instructions).
STEP 7
Pick up your lancet and twist the cap off.
STEP 8
Rub your finger from base to tip.
STEP 9
Put the lancet down and wipe the tip of your finger with the alcohol wipe.
Make sure to only wipe the finger in one single swoop!
STEP 10
With your palm facing up, press the lancet to your finger until you hear a click and feel a slight pinch.
STEP 11
Wipe the first drop of blood away with a gauze pad.
STEP 12
Milk your finger from base to tip to produce more blood.
STEP 14
Let the blood drop fall from your fingertip into the collection circle.
DO NOT touch your finger to the card. Fill the circle as full as possible, but do not add a second drop of blood to a circle. If necessary, use a second lancet!
STEP 15
After filling in all of the collection card circles, use your gauze pad to wipe the blood, apply pressure and apply a bandage.
STEP 16
Please discard the bio waste, including used lancet, alcohol pads, and gauze sponge, in an appropriate Biohazard waste container.
STEP 17
Let your collection card sit for at least 2 hours to dry before sending it back to us.
Keep the collection card in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
Do not add additional blood drops after blood spots have dried.
Blood spots will darken as they dry.
STEP 18
After the blood spots have dried for at least 2 hours, fold the collection card, place it in the biohazard bag along with the humidity indicator and silica gel packs, and seal it tight.
STEP 19
Place the biohazard bag into the bubble mailer. Wash hands to prevent contamination. Please schedule Fedex Pick up for the specimen to be picked up from your office.
The Vibrant Experience
Vibrant America is a leading science and technology company delivering life-transforming laboratory services using an integrated microarray platform that enables multiplex testing at an affordable cost.
Vibrant’s relationship with its patients and providers is special. We go out of our way to provide the value and resources our providers need to accurately interpret test results and give patients the most accurate health information.
The Most Accurate In the Industry
All tests run on Vibrant’s proprietary 3Dense microchip technology platform boast an unrivaled specificity and sensitivity – which translates to the highest standard of accuracy of results in the lab industry.
Our Lab Technology
Vibrant America is at the forefront of modern medicine. Our technology was developed out of passion for better medicine, and we believe that automation is the key to high-quality and accurate test results. Multiplexing tests on a single sample enable a fast turnaround time.
Our Mission
Dedicated to bring clinically relevant test at a rapid pace to enable affordable high-quality diagnostics to every individual.
High-quality lab service
Fully automated systems
Low cost
Fast Turn Around Time
Quality and Security
All of our laboratory testings is done in a CLIA and CAP-certified laboratory in California.
You’ll know if you have enough blood if the blood spot fills most of the collection circle. Try your best to fill all five circles.
My blood drops fell outside of the collection circles. Is this okay?
Yes, it is fine if the blood drops don’t fit neatly into the circles, but try to get them as close as possible.
I am nervous to poke my finger. What should I do?
Most people have said that the anticipation is worse than the poke itself. It should only feel like a slight “pinch.”
I poked my finger but am not getting enough blood out. What should I do?
First, try standing up and milking your finger below your waist. You can also try shaking your hand below your waist. If that doesn’t help, you can run your fingers under warm water while milking them to stimulate blood flow.
If blood still isn’t flowing, it has probably clotted. Wipe your finger with the alcohol wipe and apply a bandage. Try again later. It may help to take a break and drink a glass of water and move around. This will help stimulate blood flow to your fingers. Then, try again. This time poke another finger or a different spot on the same finger, and then try the process again.
How It Works
1
Order your test
You'll get an email confirmation from us.
2
Within 48 hours of payment
The lab will confirm your order and provide tracking.
3
2 days after kits ship
We will send you test instructions.
4
When results are in
You'll be notified via email, with instructions to access via secured portal.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
*Regulatory Statement*
Vibrant testing does not demonstrate absolute positive and negative predictive values for any disease state or condition. Its clinical utility has not been fully established. Vibrant validates the accuracy and precision of the testing but not of its clinical or diagnostic value. So these tests are for wellness and informational purpose only. Vibrant is actively doing clinical research on these samples, de-identified from patients under an IRB and will make research publications towards the same as and when the clinical utility is well established. These tests have been laboratory developed and their performance characteristics determined by Vibrant America LLC, a CLIA-certified laboratory performing the test CLIA#:05D2078809. The test has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Although FDA does not currently clear or approve laboratory-developed tests in the U.S., certification of the laboratory is required under CLIA to ensure the quality and validity of the tests. The general wellness test intended uses relate to sustaining or offering general improvement to functions associated with a general state of health while making reference to diseases or conditions. Content provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Content provided to help you make a healthy lifestyle, dietary, and treatment choices in consultation with your healthcare provider. It is intended to be used as a tool to encourage a general state of health and well-being. Please consult with your healthcare practitioner for diagnosis and treatment considerations. The Vibrant Wellness platform provides tools for you to track and analyze your general wellness profile.
