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2025 International Conference: Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases
Overview
For more than 40 years, this meeting has been the major international conference in Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, bringing together the most knowledgeable investigators in the world and their trainees to share scientific discoveries relevant to infections transmitted by Ixodes ticks. The first conference was held in November 1983 at Yale University, with subsequent conferences being held every 2–3 years alternating between sites in the United States and in Europe.
This 17th conference will be the first to highlight the U.S. Midwest, an important emerging area in tick-borne disease with different ecology, different reservoir hosts, and a new spectrum of recently discovered pathogens.
This interactive conference will provide practical updates on challenges faced in the field, along with key information on the application of new developments in the biology, ecology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne diseases. Subject matter experts will deliver information through in-depth discussions and question-and-answer sessions geared to increase knowledge, performance, and patient outcomes. Dr. Allen Steere, a preeminent investigator in Lyme borreliosis and Lyme arthritis, will be delivering the keynote speech at the welcome reception on Sept. 7, 2025.
Accessibility statement: The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science (MCCMS) strives for inclusive learning and training environments. If you experience or anticipate experiencing any disability related barriers, please contact Disability Access Services at MCCMS.DS@mayo.edu.
Conference Information
Date: September 7-10, 2025
Location: Swissôtel, Chicago, Illinois
Note: This program will be in person only and will not be live streamed.
Presented by: Mayo Clinic, Michigan State University, and University of North Dakota
Credit: No credit will be extended for this conference.
Intended audience: Laboratory-based researchers, physicians, veterinarians, epidemiologists, ecologists, and entomologists from academia, industry, and government who are involved in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and study of tick-borne infections
Questions: Contact the Mayo Clinic Laboratories Education Department at 800-533-1710 or 507-284-3156, or email mcleducation@mayo.edu.
Course Directors
Catherine Brissette, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Grand Forks, ND
Bobbi Pritt, M.D.
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Jean Tsao, Ph.D.
Professor, Michigan State University
Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
Department of Large Animal Sciences
Lansing, MI
The cost to attend the conference is $575. A reduced fee for students and post docs is $450. Costs incurred by the registrant such as airline or hotel fees or penalties are the responsibility of the registrant.
A block of rooms has been secured at the Swissôtel Chicago for participants and their guests, with special conference rates. To receive the special rate, you must make reservations before the room block is filled or before the expiration date of August 18, 2025, whichever comes first. Reservations submitted following this date will be subject to availability.
Click here to make your reservation online. You may also call the reservations department at 800-441-1414 to make reservations. Identify yourself as a participant of the 2025 International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis when making a reservation.
The 17th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases is accepting abstracts detailing original research dedicated to the all aspects of tick-borne diseases to be presented at this meeting. Poster sessions will take place on September 8-10th, 2025.
Abstract topics
For structuring of the scientific program, the Scientific Committee has identified the following topics that will ensure smooth evaluation and arranging the presentations into thematically focused sessions. When submitting your abstract, you will be asked to select one of the topics below.
Submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed. The presenting author must register to attend the conference in-person.
Submission Deadline: Friday, April 18, 2025, 11:59 pm. Abstracts received after this date will not be reviewed.
Submission Requirements
Abstract Presentation Categories
The following presentation types are available. Please indicate your preference during the submission process. The final choice will be made by the Scientific Committee and conference chairs. Those abstracts that are not selected for an oral presentation will be given the opportunity for a poster presentation.
Oral presentation Abstracts selected for an oral presentation will be scheduled in one of the (thematic) sessions (see preliminary program). The total duration is 15 minutes. Language; English.
Poster presentation Abstracts selected for a poster presentation will be asked to bring a printed poster for display in the poster area at the conference. All participants are encouraged to visit the posters. During the dedicated poster session, a representing author is required to be present at the poster. Language; English.
Poster pitch (you cannot apply for this option. However, you may be selected by the scientific committee and conference chairs) Authors whose abstract is selected for a poster pitch have the opportunity to draw attention to their poster in 2 minutes (i.e. max. 2-3 slides). Of note, pitches will be stopped after 2 minutes sharp and there will be room for one (short) question and answer (max. 1 minute). Language; English
Review Process: All abstracts will be reviewed based on their merit by a peer-reviewed process. All abstracts on a certain topic will go to the respective subcommittees.
Additional Details:
Further inquiries can be directed to preuss.sharon@mayo.edu
If you would like to exhibit at this year’s conference, please complete the following:
For questions, please contact preuss.sharon@mayo.edu.
If you cancel your participation in this conference on or before August 18, 2025, your registration fee, less a $75 administrative fee, will be refunded. Mayo Clinic Laboratories Education Department must receive written notification of your cancellation. No refunds will be made after August 18, 2025.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories reserves the right to cancel or postpone any conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event Mayo Clinic Laboratories must cancel or postpone this conference, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will refund the registration fee but is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.