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Seroprevalence for B. burgdorferi on the rise in Canada

A retrospective study of submitted samples from Canada (2008-2015) evaluated 753,468 test results for D. immitis antigen and B. burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis/ewingii/muris serology, and 753,208 test results for Anaplasma phagocytophilum/platys serology using the SNAP® 4Dx®Test and SNAP 4Dx® Plus Test.

Based on all submitted samples, they observed a significant increase in seroprevalence for B. burgdorferi (144.4%) and Ehrlichia spp. (150%).

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