ClinQuiz: Fast tick facts, answer 3C

3C–Incorrect.

The peptide used in the in-clinic SNAP 3Dx and 4Dx tests only detects antibodies generated during an infection with B. burgdorferi. Vaccination of dogs alone, in the absence of exposure to wild-type B. burgdorferi, will not produce positive results. 14

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