Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Diagnoses among Older Adults, United States, 2016–2019

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...

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Main Authors: Amy M. Schwartz, Christina A. Nelson, Alison F. Hinckley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/9/24-0454_article