BoTick rapid test
Description
Worldwide, there are over 800 known species of ticks,
which mainly can be divided into two families: the hard
ticks (Ixodes ricinus) and soft ticks. Soft ticks usually
live in the tropical and subtropical regions. Ticks,
however, including the common castor bean tick can
be found worldwide and are carriers of Lyme disease
and TBE.
The TBE virus is located in the salivary glands of ticks
and is directly transmitted by the bite of an infected
tick, whereas the borrelias initially stay in the midgut
of the tick. During the act of sucking blood the borrelias
spread out and are transmitted to the victim primal
after a few hours through the salivary gland of the tick.
Generally within the first hours after the bite there is no
great risk of a Lyme disease infection. The egesting of
pathogens starts no earlier than two hours after the
bite of the tick and reaches its peak only after 72hours.
The disease pattern of a Lyme disease in animals can
as versatile as in humans. For example typical initial
symptoms are fatigue and fever, especially lameness,
pain and other disturbed function. Currently it is impossible
to distinguish a clear disease pattern for Lyme
disease in animals. Is a tick saturated with blood, it has
to be regarded as potential carrier of borrelias and the
tick should be examined accordingly.
If the test for borrelias in the tick is positive, the bitten
animal should be observed closely and be presented
immediately to a veterinarian if it shows symptoms.
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