Tick Fever Panel RT-PCR (3 Strain: B. gibsoni, B. canis & E. canis)
This RT-PCR panel checks a dog's blood for the DNA of three tick-borne germs, Babesia gibsoni, Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis, to help show which tick fever is making the dog ill.
- Sample
- Whole blood
- Quantity
- 3 mL
- Report
- Confirmed when you book
- Collection
- Free in Bhopal
What this test checks
- DNA of Babesia gibsoni in the blood
- DNA of Babesia canis in the blood
- DNA of Ehrlichia canis in the blood
- Which of the three germs is present, alone or together
Benefits of this test
- Tests for three tick-borne germs in a single blood sample.
- Names the germ, which can matter when the vet plans care.
- Can find small numbers of germs that a blood smear may miss.
- Helps when the signs look alike and the cause is not clear.
- Useful for dogs that have had ticks and are now unwell.
When your vet may advise it
- A dog has fever, weakness or poor appetite and ticks have been seen on the skin.
- A dog has pale or yellow gums, or dark red or brown urine.
- A dog has nosebleeds, bruises or tiny red spots on the skin, which can go with low platelets.
- A blood count shows low red cells or low platelets and the vet wants to find the cause.
- A dog does not improve as expected and the vet wants to know which germ is involved.
- A dog is to be used as a blood donor and the vet wants it screened.
About this test
Tick fever is the common name for infections that dogs catch from tick bites. This 3-strain PCR panel looks for three germs in one blood sample: Babesia gibsoni and Babesia canis, which live inside red blood cells, and Ehrlichia canis, which infects white blood cells.
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) searches for the germ's DNA, its genetic material. It copies the DNA many times, so even a tiny amount can be found. PCR can be more sensitive than a blood smear, and it names the germ. It is not a rapid kit or an antibody test, so it points to infection now and not only past exposure.
Vets use the panel when a dog has fever, weakness, pale gums or ticks on the skin, because these infections can look alike. A negative result does not rule out infection in every case, so the vet reads it with the dog's signs and other tests. Reporting time is confirmed when you book.
How to prepare
No fasting is needed. Ideally the blood is taken before any tick-fever medicine is started, but follow your vet's advice and do not delay care, and tell the lab if medicine was already given. Keep the whole blood sample cool and bring it to the lab soon; sample collection is free anywhere in Bhopal, and from outside Bhopal it can be sent by courier, bus parcel or through your local vet.
Reading the result
The report lists each of the three germs as found or not found. Your registered veterinarian reads it together with the dog's signs, blood counts and history, and a negative result does not always rule out infection.
Questions about Tick Fever Panel RT-PCR (3 Strain: B. gibsoni, B. canis & E. canis)
What is the difference between the 3-strain and 4-strain tick fever panels?
Is this the same as a tick fever rapid test kit?
Can the panel miss a tick fever infection?
Is this panel only for dogs?
Before you book this test
Why this notice: so you know, before you book, how a test is done, what its limits are and who is responsible.
- Where it is tested. Some tests are done wholly or partly by an independent partner laboratory. The lab tells you before booking if this test is sent out, and the report names the laboratory that did it.
- What a result can and cannot tell you. No test is right every time. A normal result does not rule out every disease, and an abnormal result does not prove one. A registered veterinarian should read the report with the animal’s signs and history before any treatment is started, changed or stopped.
- The sample. A sample that is clotted, too small, wrongly labelled, leaking or too old may be rejected or reported with a note, and the lab may ask for a fresh one.
- Reporting time. Confirmed when you book. Times are estimates, not guarantees, and the lab confirms the time when you book.
- Emergencies. A booking or a pending report must not delay urgent care. If an animal has collapsed, struggles to breathe, has fits or bleeds heavily, call a veterinarian at once.
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