Bitten, But Not Lyme: A Diagnostic Dive
Aug. 11, 2026
11 a.m.–Noon CT
Cost
Free for all participants.
Overview
Tick-borne illnesses extend beyond Lyme disease and can present a diagnostic challenge when Lyme testing is negative. In this webinar, we will use four case studies to explore key diagnostic considerations, highlight the role of geographic exposure history, and demonstrate the utility of multiplex testing panels. This session will equip clinicians with insights to recognize alternative vector-borne and zoonotic infections with greater confidence.
Presenters
Bobbi Pritt, M.D.
Division Chair, Clinical Microbiology
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Elitza Theel, Ph.D.
Clinical Microbiology
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss diagnostic considerations in the setting of a negative Lyme disease test.
- Describe the utility of multiplex panels based on geographic exposure history.
- Identify key clinical clues that point to alternative vector-borne and other zoonotic infections.
Intended audience
This webinar is appropriate for primary care and internal medicine physicians, microbiology and infectious disease professionals, laboratory directors, lab supervisors, medical laboratory scientists, and laboratory send-out coordinators/managers.
Credit
The following types of credit are offered for this event:
ASCLS P.A.C.E.®
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® program. This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 P.A.C.E.® contact hour.
State of Florida
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is approved as a Continuing Education Accrediting Agency for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences for the State of Florida. Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel has designated this program for General (Microbiology/Mycology/Parasitology) credit. This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hour.
To obtain credit
1. Register for and participate in the program.
2. Complete the evaluation that will be sent to you after the program.
3. Generate and print your certificate(s).
Level of instruction for this program is intermediate.
Faculty disclosure
Course director(s), planning committee, faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Faculty members also will disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentations. Disclosure of this information will be published in course materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentations.
Questions
Contact us: mcleducation@mayo.edu
