Ticks acquired in Monmouth County and submitted to Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division’s passive tick surveillance program, 2006–2016.

Variables (columns) denoted as follows: IDNO = unique identifier for each tick submission; SPECIES = tick species ID; STAGE = life stage of tick submitted; ENGORG = engorgement level, whether flat (no evidence of blood meal taken) or fed (partially or fully engorged); SUB_COUNTY = submitter’s county of residence; SUB_MUNI = submitter’s municipality of residence; SUB_DATE = date submitted to MCMCD; HOST = host species where tick was found, “NA” designates tick was found unattached; AGE_CLASS = age group of host; SEX = sex of host; ATT_SITE = location on host’s body where tick was attached, “NotAttach” means the tick was not attached; ACQ_LOC = location category where tick was acquired, e.g. home, park, or school; ACQ_MUNI = municipality where tick was acquired; ACQ_CNTY = county where tick was acquired; ACTIVITY = activity the resident was engaged in when tick was acquired; TEST = result of test for Borrelia burgdorferi, “NT” = not tested. For all variables “NP” means the resident did not answer this question when filling out the form, and “Unknown” means the resident responded but was unsure of the answer (e.g., if they visited multiple tick-infested locations and so were unable to distinguish where the tick was acquired). (XLS)