Table 4.

Model parameters and significant predictors for human exposure to Borrelia miyamotoi-infected Ixodes scapularis nymphs in NYS. (AIC: 245.4)

Mean Entomological Risk Index per 1,000 m2 ~ year + region + elevation + mean relative humidity + (1 | location)
Number of sampling events: 177 Number of sites: 30
Predictors	Coefficient estimates	P-values
Intercept (Region 3 2015)	−0.4291	0.3800
Elevation	−1.3671	<0.001a
Mean relative humidity	0.2960	0.094a

Mean Bo. miyamotoi ERI per 1,000 m² = average number of infected ticks encountered every 1,000 m², year = year collection occurred, region = region collection occurred, mean relative humidity = average on site relative humidity values for location that year, mean maximum temperature = average maximum temperature from May to August, elevation = elevation of collection site within 30 km, (1 | location) = random effects for location.

^aStatistically significant.