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The purpose of the current study was to determine the predictors of tick activity in peri-domestic areas.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Methods:<\/jats:italic>\n                      In a cross-sectional study design, we used snowball-sampling with cold-calling techniques to collect free-living ticks, sociodemographic, and microclimatic data from June to November 2018 from a total of 96 private residential areas in south-central Indiana, USA.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                      Thirty-eight percent of peri-domestic areas sampled had tick activity, and of these, 50% had established tick populations. Nymphal ticks were the most abundant life stage. Self-reported TBD diagnosis was 16%.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Amblyomma americanum [Linnaeus (lone star tick)]<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the most abundant tick species collected. Other tick species identified include:\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Ixodes scapularis [Say (black-legged\/deer tick)]<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Dermacentor variabilis [Say (American dog tick)]<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Increasing temperature was positively associated with tick activity, while elevation was negatively associated with tick abundance.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Interpretation &amp; conclusion:<\/jats:italic>\n                      Our study results reveal that the proportion of peri-domestic areas in Indiana with established tick populations is high.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Amblyomma americanum<\/jats:italic>\n                      tick is the most predominant tick species in peri-domestic areas of south-central Indiana. 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