Preparing for tick season with reliable diagnostics
Tick-borne diseases
Warmer months usually mean more time outdoors and thus also increased exposure to ticks. Ticks are small ecto-parasites found in both urban and rural environments, including woodlands, grass, open fields, and bushes. Ticks are typically most active from spring to autumn.1
Tick-borne diseases are increasing across Europe. Longer, warmer seasons are supporting higher tick activity and gradual expansion into new areas.2
Ticks need blood to survive and during feeding, they may transmit pathogens through their bite. Infected ticks may transmit pathogens causing: tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), Lyme borreliosis (LB), and Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB).
How tick-borne diseases are transmitted?
Ticks themselves do not cause a disease. However, if a tick is infected with a virus or bacterium, it can transmit pathogens through its bite.3 Preventive measures, such as wearing protective clothing and removing ticks promptly, can help reduce the risk of infection.
Supporting diagnostics of tick-borne infections
Tick-borne infections can present with a wide range of symptoms and may be challenging to diagnose without appropriate laboratory testing. Early and reliable diagnostics matter as symptoms can be non-specific and variable, making clinical diagnosis challenging. Accurate point-of-care testing (POCT) supports fast clinical decision-making and appropriate patient management.
Aidian offers a comprehensive selection of diagnostic tests for detecting Lyme borreliosis, neuroborreliosis, and TBE. Our portfolio includes:
- High-throughput screening solutions
- Confirmation assays
- Rapid tests for near-patient settings
Learn more and discover our full range of solutions for tick-borne infections in our flyer:
Your partner in tick-borne infection diagnostics
Aidian distributes Mikrogen products in the Benelux and Nordic countries, and Reagena products in the Scandinavia.
For more information and pricing, please contact our team.
References:
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Prevention and control of tick-borne diseases in Europe. Available at: Prevention and control of tick-borne diseases in Europe
Accessed 25.5.2026 - ESGBOR epidemiology resource. European incidence. Available at: www.esgbor.org/epidemiology/european-incidence/ Accessed 25.5.2026
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Tick-borne diseases. www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/tick-borne-diseases Accessed 25.5.2026