TY - JOUR AU - Nelson, Christina AU - Saha, Shubhayu AU - Mead, Paul T1 - Cat-Scratch Disease in the United States, 2005–2013 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2016 VL - 22 IS - 10 SP - 1741 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is mostly preventable. More information about the epidemiology and extent of CSD would help direct prevention efforts to those at highest risk. To gain such information, we reviewed the 2005–2013 MarketScan national health insurance claims databases and identified patients <65 years of age with an inpatient admission or outpatient visit that included a CSD code from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. Incidence of CSD was highest among those who lived in the southern United States (6.4 cases/100,000 population) and among children 5–9 years of age (9.4 cases/100,000 population). Inpatients were significantly more likely than outpatients to be male and 50–64 years of age. We estimate that each year, 12,000 outpatients are given a CSD diagnosis and 500 inpatients are hospitalized for CSD. Prevention measures (e.g., flea control for cats) are particularly helpful in southern states and in households with children. KW - Cat scratch disease KW - Bartonella henselae KW - lymphadenopathy KW - zoonotic disease KW - fleas KW - zoonoses KW - bacteria KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid2210.160115 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/10/16-0115_article ER - End of Reference