#8142. Active Forest Management Reduces Blacklegged Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogen Exposure Risk

October 2026publication date
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Ecology;
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis;
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Abstract:
In the northeastern USA, active forest management can include timber harvests designed to meet silvicultural objectives (i.e., harvesting trees that meet certain maturity, height, age, or quality criteria). Timber harvesting is an important tool in enhancing regeneration and maintaining forest health. It also has considerable potential to influence transmission dynamics of tick-borne pathogens, which are deeply embedded in the forest ecosystem. We conducted a 2-year study to test the hypotheses that recent timber harvesting impacts blacklegged tick density and infection prevalence in managed nonindustrial forests.
Keywords:
Blacklegged tick; Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Tick-borne disease; Timber harvesting

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