Vector-borne pathogens don’t survive by chance, they survive by design. Through immune suppression, antigenic variation, and tissue sequestration, these organisms persist in the host while evading immune clearance and complicating diagnosis.
Vector-borne pathogens don’t survive by chance, they survive by design. Through immune suppression, antigenic variation, and tissue sequestration, these organisms persist in the host while evading immune clearance and complicating diagnosis.
By Jennifer C. Miller, PhD, Vice President of Clinical & Scientific Operations, Galaxy Diagnostics Summary: Babesia, Bartonella, and Borrelia are three of the most clinically important tick-borne pathogens in North America, while simultaneously being three of the most diagnostically elusive. Each has evolved distinct biological strategies to hide from the host immune system, suppress… Continue reading How Vector-Borne Pathogens Evade the Immune System
