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.

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2016-2019 年美国老年人莱姆病诊断的流行病学

我们使用 Medicare 数据确定了 2016 年至 2019 年美国超过 88,000 名> 65 岁的成年人被诊断并接受莱姆病治疗。大多数诊断发生在夏季高发州的居民和男性中。诊断发生率大大高于公共卫生监测报告的发生率。