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Ann-Ohio
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Update for Patients and Practitioners: The ICD-11 and Lyme Borreliosis

Nearly a half million persons contract Lyme disease annually in the US;
Learn how the new medical codes in ICD-11[ International Classification of Diseases ] recognize persistent, congenital and potentially fatal complications from this illness.

Press Release from: Project Lyme and Texas Lyme Alliance, Dallas, Texas
February 23, 2022

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/update-for-patients-and-practitioners-the-icd-11-and-lyme-borreliosis-301488697.html
or https://is.gd/divxkZ

[ 03-09-2022, 05:39 PM: Message edited by: Ann-Ohio ]

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Ann-Ohio
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Twenty five years have passed since the World Health Organization (WHO) updated the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes for Lyme disease.

The ICD-11 codes, including those for Lyme disease, took effect January 1, 2022.

The updated codes were developed over a multiyear multi-stakeholder scientific review process and ratified in 2019 by 194 countries, including the US.

The ICD-11 recognizes a significant number of Lyme complications which can become chronic, cause severe disability, and in some cases, result in death.

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Mountainsky
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Hi Anne, regarding the ICD-11 I am gonna PM you.

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