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I live in South Europe, too. And I have this disease. Nevertheless, it may be something similar to what we see in MS: the higher the latitude, the higher the prevalence. Or it may be something linked simply to thermodynamics: in warmer climates you have to spend less energy in thermic regulation, so you have more ATP to spend for other functions. I don't know.
Imagine not being able to read PR, Cort Johnson, Open Medicine Fundation, Me Action, ICC, CCC... how would we even know this illness existed, let alone how to diagnose it?
A while ago I noticed that the map of world prevalence of ME/CFS is actually a map of aptitude at English language: https://www.diseasemaps.org/en/chronic-fatigue/