Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Sep;30(9):1926-1929. doi: 10.3201/eid3009.240454.
We used Medicare data to identify >88,000 adults >65 years of age diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease during 2016-2019 in the United States. Most diagnoses occurred among residents of high-incidence states, in summer, and among men. Incidence of diagnoses was substantially higher than that reported through public health surveillance.
我们使用医疗保险数据,在美国 2016-2019 年期间,确定了 88000 多名 65 岁以上被诊断和治疗莱姆病的成年人。大多数诊断发生在高发病率州的居民中,发生在夏季,且患者多为男性。诊断的发病率明显高于公共卫生监测报告的发病率。