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Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018
Emerging infectious diseases · 2021 · Vol. 27(2) · pp. 616–619
Kiersten J. Kugeler✉(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Amy Schwartz(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Mark Delorey(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Paul S. Mead(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Alison F. Hinckley(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Abstract
By using commercial insurance claims data, we estimated that Lyme disease was diagnosed and treated in ≈476,000 patients in the United States annually during 2010-2018. Our results underscore the need for accurate diagnosis and improved prevention.
Vector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and controlLyme diseaseMedical diagnosisMedicineTick-borne diseaseFamily medicineEnvironmental healthVirologyPathologyTick
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HumansLyme DiseaseUnited StatesBorrelia burgdorferi
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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