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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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2024-09-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/9/24-0454_article |