Borrelia miyamotoi Serology in a Clinical Population with Persistent Symptoms and Suspected Tick-Borne Illness

Instructor

Shannon Delaney, MD, MA

Description

This course illuminates key insights from the study “Borrelia miyamotoi Serology in a Clinical Population With Persistent Symptoms and Suspected Tick-Borne Illness.” Physicians will learn about Borrelia miyamotoi, a spirochetal bacterium causing relapsing fever transmitted by Ixodes ticks. Clinicians will further understand the findings of the study illuminating that B. miyamotoi-positive patients have more severe symptoms compared to those with Lyme disease, underscoring the need for increased awareness and testing for this tick-borne disease.

Learning objectives

1. Include B. miyamotoi in the differential diagnosis of patients with suspected tick-borne illness
2. Use appropriate testing to identify B. miyamotoi infection
3. Integrate the symptoms of B. miyamotoi in the evaluation

This session, Borrelia miyamotoi Serology in a Clinical Population with Persistent Symptoms and Suspected Tick-Borne Illness, is approved for 0.5 enduring AAFP Prescribed credits.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

The AAFP has reviewed One Health Medical Education for a Changing Climate and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 01/02/2024 to 01/01/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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