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Has anyone ever tested European strains or Asian strains of Borrelia for reactivity in the GenBio tests?

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Has anyone ever tested European strains or Asian strains of Borrelia for reactivity in the GenBio tests?

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Yes. The major immunodominant antigens of Borrelia are conserved across strains from Europe and Asia. No one has ever submitted to us a “confirmed positive” specimen from another continent which was not detected by DotBlot Borrelia and was detected by another immunoassay.