ZAKlab GmbH

Horses and dogs - just like us humans - can only perform at their best if they are healthy and fit. Unclear lameness, exhaustion or even reluctance to eat can be signs of a treatable but difficult to diagnose disease. Classical diagnostics based on antibodies in the blood can often only provide an incomplete or even false picture of such a disease in the case of intracellular pathogens. T-cells, another fundamental component of the immune defense, can reveal a complete immune status, especially in the case of T-cell controlled pathogens. In the human field, this type of diagnosis has become the gold standard for certain diseases in recent years. In addition to Borrelia, other pathogens of tick-borne diseases such as Rickettsia, Ehrlichia or Babesia can also be diagnosed, as well as life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis. Furthermore, intracellular pathogens such as Mycoplasma and Bartonella or fungi (Aspergillus) can be detected with the EliSpot. Immune reactions against Yersinia, a known cause of chronic joint inflammation, can also be detected in the EliSpot.