Clinical Reality & Target Matrix Alignment:
"While direct nucleic acid amplification (PCR/RPA) is highly effective for quantifying pathogen loads within vector specimens (ticks/insects), standard clinical human medicine demonstrates that bloodborne Borrelia burgdorferi rapidly leaves systemic circulation. Therefore, Project Bio-Surveillance separates its diagnostic pathways: employing direct molecular (DNA/RNA) amplification for vector and tissue analysis, while integrating protein-based immunoassay protocols (antigen/antibody detection) for human serological applications in future clinical expansion phases."