Improved multi-strain diagnostic tests for Lyme disease


By Jacqui van Teulingen At the LivLyme Summit in Colorado we heard about the progression in laboratory testing for Lyme disease and Tick-borne Relapsing Fevers via Dr Jyotsna Shah, CEO and president of IGeneX. It was timely given the Infectious Disease Society of America’s (IDSA) journal has just acknowledged the shortcomings of existing tests established […]


Lyme disease and relapsing fever found in Australian patients


By Marie Brown Examination of one hundred blood samples from Australian patients suggests that many have been exposed to Lyme disease, tick-borne relapsing fever, or both. The results, which have not yet been published in a scientific journal, were described by IGeneX CEO and laboratory director, Dr Jyotsna Shah, in an interview with Marie Brown. […]