Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Diagnoses among Older Adults, United States, 2016–20191
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.
Authors
- Amy Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-7225)
- Alison F. Hinckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2853-5165)
- Christina A. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2271-8737)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3009.240454
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03