What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess how deciduous land cover and outdoor activities influence Lyme disease risk.

March 25, 2026

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

Abstract

This study identified the presence of deciduous land cover as a key indicator associated with increased LD risk, though outdoor activities conferred increased risk independent of residential land cover. Furthermore, individual behaviors were found to modulate LD risk differently across residential contexts.

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Shafquat et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37b74b34aaaeb1a67dd66 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/15303667261435347

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