As others have noted, there's little to no Lyme disease in the Ozarks currently (https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/maps.html https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/maps.ht

As others have noted, there's little to no Lyme disease in the Ozarks currently (https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/maps.html https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/maps.html). The other thing is removing the ticks daily; ticks need to be attached for usually around 36 hours before the Lyme bacteria move from the hindgut to the mouth, so if you're doing a daily tick check then you're good (from a Lyme disease perspective).