Babesiosis Disease Burden in United States is Substantially Higher Than Official Estimates, According to Preliminary Results of 60 Degrees Pharma Survey
In a survey representative of the general U.S. adult population, 1.26 percent of respondents – equivalent to about 3 million people – reported having received a medical diagnosis of babesiosis during their life-time; CDC data imply only about 73,000 people in that category.At the time they replied to the survey, 3.7 percent of respondents – equivalent to about 9.9 million people – reported they had been experiencing fatigue, a common symptom of babesiosis, for six months or longer. WASHINGTON, April 22, 202 ...