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This study integrates active tick surveillance with worker-reported survey data to assess how occupational behaviors, demographic characteristics, and tick-prevention knowledge influence exposure to infected ticks. We collected blacklegged ticks (\n                    <jats:italic>Ixodes scapularis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) from three Minnesota counties to determine the infection prevalence and density of infected ticks for\n                    <jats:italic>Borrelia burgdorferi<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Anaplasma phagocytophilum<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Molecular surveillance was coupled with outdoor worker surveys that ascertained exposure characteristics to model individual-specific probabilities of encountering infected ticks during their job responsibilities. From May to July 2023\u20132024, 872 ticks were collected, where 45.6% (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009398) were infected with\n                    <jats:italic>B. burgdorferi<\/jats:italic>\n                    and 7.2% (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200978) were infected with\n                    <jats:italic>A. phagocytophilum<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Across both years, maximum infected tick densities peaked in Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area at 0.80 (0.22 [IQR 0.16, 0.48]) per 100\u00a0m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    , were intermediate in Lake Elmo Park Reserve at 0.35 (0.12 [IQR 0.05, 0.18]) per 100\u00a0m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    , and lowest in Whitewater Wildlife Management Area at 0.25 (0.04 [IQR 0.02, 0.13]) per 100\u00a0m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    . Forty-two survey responses revealed individual probabilities of encountering infected ticks ranged from\u2009~\u20095 to 65% for\n                    <jats:italic>B. burgdorferi<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\u2009~\u20090\u201325% for\n                    <jats:italic>A. phagocytophilum<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Our results suggest that outdoor workers have a high probability of encountering infected ticks through occupational exposure, which was marginally associated with demographic factors (e.g., age) and preventive behaviors (e.g., tick checks, repellent use). 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