In addition to known Borrelia pathogens causing Lyme disease, the tick Ixodes ricinus also transmits Borrelia miyamotoi, which causes a relapsing fever-like disease. This disease is not detected by blood testing for Lyme disease. We now offer... More >

We have prepared an analysis package for people with impaired immunity - patients with various degrees of immunological deficiency, autoimmune diseases, hematopoietic disorders, oncological patients, patients without the spleen or during transplantation... More >

New findings on babesiosis show, that nowadays this disease is overlooked and its incidence and severity are higher than formerly believed. More >

The following chart depicts the percentage of ticks carrying pathogens that cause infectious diseases in humans. More >

Treatment of borreliosis is often complicated by a concurrent infection caused by the presence of a further pathogen. More >

Ticks for infectivity testing can be handed over to the collection point in Prague at the NATURE VITALITY store in Dejvice. More >

Overview of tick samples analyzed by the team of Dr. Burýšková in the years 2006-2024. The maps depict percentages of ticks tested positive for borreliosis, tick-borne encephalitis and ehrlichiosis in Protean s.r.o. laboratory. More >

The following graphs display the incidence of ticks infected by monitored pathogens during individual years, and the mean infectivity values over the entire analysis period. More >

Based on frequent questions from both laymen and experts, we have prepared a brief overview of recommended antibiotic treatment plans for individual tick-borne diseases. More >

The graph depicts results from over ten thousand analyzed ticks acquired by the Protean s.r.o. laboratory. The graph represents the proportion of tick infected by borreliosis, tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV), ehrlichiosis and babesiosis in individual... More >

The Protean laboratory Protean has participated in the development of new diagnostic kits used for the detection of Lyme disease. The tests contain highly specific recombinant antigens isolated from Borrelia... More >

The head of our laboratory, who is responsible for conducting tick infectivity diagnosis, Ing. Miroslava Burýšková, was invited to the popular show "Dobré ráno" streaming on Czech television. Watch the interview here More >