Stay Informed About Tickborne Diseases with September’s Featured Trainings!

[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

Alpha-gal Syndrome, Viral Tickborne Diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme Disease, and Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis

September 2025 Newsletter

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Understanding and Managing Alpha-gal Syndrome

Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a red meat allergy that can develop after a tick bite, is a serious, potentially life-threatening tickborne disease. Learn AGS clinical characteristics, diagnostic testing, and disease management to help patients living with AGS. Earn FREE CE.

Take AGS Training

Case-based Scenarios: Viral Tickborne Diseases

Ticks can transmit different types of pathogens, including viruses, to your patients. CDC’s training provides critical insights on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tickborne viral diseases. Earn FREE CE.

Take Viral Tickborne Disease Training

Recognize and Manage Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever   Treating Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a potentially fatal tickborne disease, within the first five days of symptoms helps prevent severe illness and death. Learn how to quickly recognize, treat, and prevent RMSF. Earn FREE CE.

Take RMSF Training

Lyme Disease Education CDC offers a four-part training series to help healthcare providers recognize, diagnose, and treat Lyme disease, an increasingly common tickborne illness. Earn FREE CE.

Take Lyme Disease Training

Diagnose and Treat Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis   Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are tickborne diseases that can be difficult to recognize because early symptoms can be non-specific. This interactive training helps healthcare providers understand the epidemiology of these diseases and how to diagnose and treat patients. Earn FREE CE.

Take the Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis Training

Additional Trainings & Resources

Resources about Ticks. Preventing tick bites is the best defense against tickborne diseases. Check out the following resources to learn how to prevent tick bites, what to do after a tick bite, and the latest data on selected tick bites in the United States. CDC also developed communication resources to help state and local health departments prevent tickborne diseases. MMWR on Alpha-gal Syndrome. Read Geographic Distribution of Suspected Alpha-gal Syndrome Cases — United States, January 2017–December 2022 to discover how AGS is an increasing concern for public health and learn about the geographic distribution of suspected cases in the United States. Clinical Resources for Lyme Disease. Watch Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls - New Clinical Tools and Resources to Support Patients with Prolonged Symptoms and Concerns about Lyme Disease – September 19, 2024 on clinical approaches, tools, and resources for healthcare providers caring for patients with prolonged symptoms and concerns about Lyme disease. Earn FREE CE.

Notes: Continuing education transcripts and certificates earned in Training and Continuing Education Online (TCEO) will be available in TCEO to download until December 31, 2025.

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