莱姆病流行?美国农村地区蜱媒疾病病例激增 357

纽约-- 夏季是蜱虫季节,这意味着一件事--莱姆病病例将在美国增加。现在,一份令人担忧的新报告发现,近年来农村社区的蜱传疾病病例激增。

从 2007 年到 2021 年的 15 年间,农村地区莱姆病的保险理赔数量激增了357%。虽然人们通常会在树林和高草丛中遇到携带疾病的蜱虫,但 FAIR Health 的研究人员表示,城市社区的发病率也在激增。该非营利组织称,自 2007 年以来,全美城市地区的莱姆病病例上升了 65%。

研究报告的作者分析了一个包含 360 多亿份私人医疗报销单据的数据库,发现了这一令人担忧的趋势。

从 2016 年到 2021 年,莱姆病的诊断病例在美国农村地区增加了 60%,而在美国城市地区则增加了 19%。这些病例通常在每年的 6 月和 7 月达到高峰--此时美国正进入盛夏。由于更多的人在田野、公园和其他草地上户外活动,农村地区更多的人在这几个月被蜱虫叮咬后患上莱姆病也就不足为奇了。

有趣的是,研究小组发现,11 月至 4 月间,城市地区的莱姆病例较多。

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