Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010-2018

Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010-2018

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2021-02, Vol.27 (2), p.616-619
Hauptverfasser: Kugeler, Kiersten J, Schwartz, Amy M, Delorey, Mark J, Mead, Paul S, Hinckley, Alison F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Age
bacteria
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi - genetics
Care and treatment
Clinical medicine
Codes
diagnoses
Diagnosis
disease burden
Disease control
Disease prevention
Dispatch
Estimates
Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018
Health insurance industry
Health surveillance
Humans
Infections
Information management
Insurance claims
Lyme disease
Lyme Disease - diagnosis
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
Management
Medical diagnosis
Medical records
Medicine, Preventive
Patients
Planning
Population
Preventive health services
Public health
Registries (in medicine)
United States - epidemiology
Vector-borne diseases
Vectors (Biology)
Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2702.202731