Peridomestic and Neighborhood-Level Deciduous Land Cover Associated with Lyme Disease Risk: Results from a Case–Control Study in the United States

Key Points

• To assess how deciduous land cover and outdoor activities influence Lyme disease risk.
• Conducted a case-control study in various neighborhoods
• Analyzed the relationship between land cover type and Lyme disease risk
• Examined individual outdoor behaviors and their effect on disease risk
• Deciduous land cover correlates with higher Lyme disease risk
• Outdoor activities increase risk independent of residential land cover
• Individual behaviors vary in their impact on risk across different residential settings