Table 3.

Assessment of Lyme Disease Prevalence in Cohort

Lyme disease status	Dog exposed	Unexposed
Self-reported, % (n/total)	8.5 (6/71)	8.7 (2/23)
Seropositive, % (n/total)	23.7 (9/38)	17.4 (4/23)

Self-reported Lyme disease was determined through survey completed by research participants. Individuals had the option to identify whether they had ever been diagnosed with a medical condition and if so what condition. Serological positivity for Lyme disease was determined by ELISA from serum obtained via blood spot. Thirty-eight individuals in the dog-exposed group and 23 individuals in the control group were tested via C6 ELISA for seropositivity to Borrelia burgdorferi. A total of 71 individuals in the dog-exposed group and 23 individuals completed the survey indicating recent diagnoses.

ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.