Risk Factors for Lyme Disease in the General Population—A Survey of Adults and Caregivers in 28 States
Despite the high population prevalence of LD awareness and of doing outdoor activities, less than half of surveyed respondents routinely used personal prevention measures to mitigate their risk of tick-borne diseases. More effective strategies and education are needed to prevent LD.
Authors
- Stephanie Duench
- Jennifer C. Moïsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7137-5630)
- L. Hannah Gould (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8971-3311)
- James H. Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-876X)
- Benedict Katzenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1043-4104)
- Madiha Shafquat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0083-9379)
- Ye Tan
- Anja Gilvad
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Pfizer (United States) (US)
- Pfizer (France) (FR)
- Siemens Healthineers (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf658
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05