Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Lyme Disease: Discussion
9:00 am
Dr. Cillian De Gascun:
I do not know what test was used in 1991 or whether the positive samples were subsequently referred for confirmatory testing, which would have been carried out using the western blot at that time. The first-line assay would usually have a higher positivity rate than the confirmatory test. It would be slightly more sensitive.