美国卫生秘书旨在到2025年9月查明自闭症发病率上升的原因。 US Health Secretary aims to identify cause of rising autism rates by September 2025.

美国卫生与公众服务部长罗伯特·肯尼迪(Robert F. Kennedy Jr)宣布,他的部门旨在到9月查明自闭症发病率上升的原因。 US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that his department aims to identify the cause of the rising autism rates by September. 8岁儿童的自闭症率从2000年的150人中的1人上升到36人中的1人。 The autism rate in 8-year-olds has increased to 1 in 36, up from 1 in 150 in 2000. Kennedy说,一旦查明原因,他们将努力消除这些暴露。 Kennedy said that once the cause is identified, they will work to eliminate those exposures. 这一增加是由于扩大了自闭症的定义,提高了认识和诊断。 The increase is attributed to an expanded definition of autism and increased awareness and diagnosis. 疾病控制和预防中心负责监督研究工作。 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention oversees the research efforts.