Tick Testing Laboratory
Tick Testing Laboratory
General Information
Hours of operation:
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Tick Testing Program at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station was founded in 1990, following years of groundbreaking Lyme disease research. In addition to Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease, the program was expanded in 2015 to include testing for two new tick-related pathogens:
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the cause of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis
- Babesia microti, the cause of Babesiosis
Ticks are accepted only from residents of CT and must be submitted through their local health departments.
Substitute House Bill No. 5872, of April 10, 1992, states that the CAES “shall not conduct any testing of ticks for Lyme disease except at the request of a state or municipal health official or for scientific research purposes.”
The CAES Tick Testing Laboratory is located in the Jenkins-Waggoner Laboratories, Rooms 214 and 218, and is part of the Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases.
Questions about the CAES Tick Testing Program and policies may be directed to Dr. Goudarz Molaei:
Dr. Goudarz Molaei
Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
123 Huntington St.
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203)
974-8487
Fax: (203) 974-8502
E-mail: Goudarz.Molaei@ct.gov
Guidelines for Municipal and Regional Health Departments
Information on Submitting Ticks