Oxford Immunotec Global PLC (Nasdaq: OXFD), a global, high-growth diagnostics company, today announced the launch of the Accutix brand for its tick-borne disease offering.

“Incorporating the feedback of our customers was a key consideration in our selection of a new brand name,” said Dr. Peter Wrighton-Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Immunotec. “Tick-borne disease specialists value the accuracy of our tests and the history and credibility of our lab in helping them diagnose Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The Accutix name embodies these qualities and will assist us in building a market leadership position in the tick-borne disease diagnostics market.”

The Accutix brand aligns Oxford Immunotec’s tick-borne disease offering, which includes over 20 testing options targeting eight tick-borne diseases, under a unified name. The Company will continue to develop new assays for both existing and emerging tick-borne diseases under the Accutix brand.

Tick-borne diseases is the collective name for diseases passed to humans through the bite of an infected tick. As reported by the CDC, the most common tick-borne disease in the United States is Lyme disease, and it is estimated that over 300,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year. Other tick-borne diseases include Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, Powassan disease, tick-borne relapsing fever and tularemia. According to data maintained by CDC, the incidence of all tick-borne diseases has increased steadily each year and the number of reported cases of Lyme disease more than doubled from 2001 through 2016.