Displayed in figure 2A–D are the measured levels of the chemokines CXCL9 (MIG), CXCL10 (IP-10), CCL19 and CXCL8 (IL-8) in sera obtained from patients at the time of their initial diagnosis of acute Lyme disease (pre-treatment), 4 weeks following diagnosis and treatment (post-treatment) and matched controls. The gene discussed is CXCL8; the disease is Lyme disease.