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Although well studied in Europe, no studies have been conducted with forestry workers in the Northeastern United States since 1990s.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Full\u2010time forestry workers and two comparison groups (volunteer firefighter\/first responders and indoor\/healthcare workers) within New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were recruited for this cross\u2010sectional seroprevalence study. Blood draws were conducted to test for antibodies to Lyme, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and ehrlichiosis. Surveys were administered to determine personal risk factors and protective behaviors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Between November 2020 and May 2021, 256 (105 forestry, 101 firefighter\/first responder, and 50 indoor\/healthcare) workers participated in this study. Forestry workers had a probability of testing positive nearly twice as high for any tick\u2010borne disease (14%) compared to firefighter\/first responders (8%) and to indoor workers (6%); however, this difference was not statistically significant (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.140). Forestry workers were more likely to find embedded ticks on themselves (<jats:italic>f<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a033.26, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.0001 vs both comparison groups) and to have been previously diagnosed with a tick\u2010borne disease (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.001 vs firefighter\/first responders, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.090 vs indoor\/healthcare workers).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This pilot study suggests a higher proportion of tick\u2010borne disease risk among forestry workers compared to firefighters\/first responders and indoor\/healthcare workers with lesser exposure. 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