Selfcheck Lyme Disease Test - 1 Test

The SELFCHECK Lyme Disease Test detects specific anti-Borrelia Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies associated with Lyme disease, and is a simple and reliable finger prick blood test.

Lyme disease is an infection caused by Borrelia bacteria, and spread to humans by infected ticks, which are tiny spider-like creatures often found in woodlands, parks and gardens. Around 2,000 to 3,000 people are thought to be diagnosed each year in England and Wales (NICE Guideline NG95)(1).

Although there is no single test for Lyme disease, infection can often be detected by checking for the presence of specific Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies in the blood.

The reliability of the test depends on when the test is performed. It can take your body two to four weeks to produce detectable antibodies after a bite. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies are produced first, which increase to a maximum level after about six weeks, but then begin to decline.

Not everyone will have detectable anti-Borrelia specific antibodies following a tick bite. Always speak to your doctor if you think you have been bitten by a tick or visited an area in the past 3 months where infected ticks could be, and have symptoms of Lyme disease which may include flu-like symptoms – such as feeling hot and shivery, headaches, aching muscles or feeling sick, or a round or oval shape rash (2).

If diagnosis and treatment is delayed, some people may develop more severe symptoms months or years after being infected.

• Results in 10 minutes
• Test at home in private
• 89% agreement with laboratory tests
• Instructions in plain English
• Assembled in the UK
• Professional customer care
• Contains 1 test.

SELFCHECK self-test kits are assembled in the UK according to ISO13485 certified quality system audited by UKAS accredited auditors.

References

(1) NICE Guideline NG95 (2018)

(2) NHS - Lyme Disease (2025)

Better to know

We want you to be aware that no biomarker, even when checked by your hospital lab, is 100% perfect at diagnosing a specific medical condition. Because of this, a false positive result may cause unnecessary worry and further investigations, whilst a false negative result may give you peace of mind, when actually there may be an underlying condition that requires treatment. Rather than purchasing a self-test kit, you may wish to speak with your NHS GP first, who can arrange for tests if needed.

Make sure that you have considered what a result will mean to you before deciding to test. At SELFCHECK, you can also speak with our health check experts if you need help to use your test or interpret your results.

SELFCHECK has been a leading British brand of health checks for over 10 years.

At SELFCHECK, we're working hard to make self-testing better for your patients. All our medical tests are assembled at our quality assured (ISO13485) medical device facility in the UK, and registered with MHRA according to UK medical device regulations IVDD/IVDR.

We are working closely with the NHS and academia to develop new diagnostics at our own UK R&D labs, particularly in the areas of sepsis, and the monitoring of chronic diseases.

Our professional customer care team provide help for your patients, so they can fully understand how our tests work, and how they should be used.

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