Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.

Estrada-Peña, Agustín; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana; Esser, Helen; Földvári, Gábor; Fuehrer, Hans-Peter; Gargili, Aysen; van Gestel, Mats; Grandi, Giulio; Kazimirova, Maria; Kiewra, Dorota; Klemola, Tero; Kjær, Lene Jung; Kjelland, Vivian; Kubiak, Katarzyna; de Meneghi, Daniele; Mihalca, Andrei Daniel; Moutailler, Sarah; Potkonjak, Aleksandar; Prokop, Pavel; Robert, Käthe; Ranka, Renate; Sainz Rodríguez, Ángel; Sormunen, Jani; Sotiraki, Smaragda; Strube, Christina; Stuen, Snorre; Široký, Pavel; Tomassone, Laura; Zintl, Annetta

Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.

We prepared a digital questionnaire to capture knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tickborne pathogens (TBPs) in 20 languages. The questionnaire was distributed to 21 universities and research institutions in 22 European countries and 9401 valid responses were collected. Mos...

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Autores:	Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Antunes, Sandra, Domingos, Ana, Esser, Helen, Földvári, Gábor, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, Gargili, Aysen, van Gestel, Mats, Grandi, Giulio, Kazimirova, Maria, Kiewra, Dorota, Klemola, Tero, Kjær, Lene Jung, Kjelland, Vivian, Kubiak, Katarzyna, de Meneghi, Daniele, Mihalca, Andrei Daniel, Moutailler, Sarah, Potkonjak, Aleksandar, Prokop, Pavel, Robert, Käthe, Ranka, Renate, Sainz Rodríguez, Ángel, Sormunen, Jani, Sotiraki, Smaragda, Strube, Christina, Stuen, Snorre, Široký, Pavel, Tomassone, Laura, Zintl, Annetta
Tipo de documento:	artigo
Data de publicação:	2025
País:	España
Recursos:	Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:	Docta Complutense
Idioma:	inglês
OAI Identifier:	oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/123352
Acesso em linha:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123352
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Palavra-chave:	595.7 57.087.1 Europe Ixodid ticks Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) Questionnaire survey Tick-borne pathogens Insectos Estadística 2408.03 Insectos 2404.01 Bioestadística

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spelling	Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.Estrada-Peña, AgustínAntunes, SandraDomingos, AnaEsser, HelenFöldvári, GáborFuehrer, Hans-PeterGargili, Aysenvan Gestel, MatsGrandi, GiulioKazimirova, MariaKiewra, DorotaKlemola, TeroKjær, Lene JungKjelland, VivianKubiak, Katarzynade Meneghi, DanieleMihalca, Andrei DanielMoutailler, SarahPotkonjak, AleksandarProkop, PavelRobert, KätheRanka, RenateSainz Rodríguez, ÁngelSormunen, JaniSotiraki, SmaragdaStrube, ChristinaStuen, SnorreŠiroký, PavelTomassone, LauraZintl, Annetta595.757.087.1EuropeIxodid ticksKnowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP)Questionnaire surveyTick-borne pathogensInsectosEstadística2408.03 Insectos2404.01 BioestadísticaWe prepared a digital questionnaire to capture knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tickborne pathogens (TBPs) in 20 languages. The questionnaire was distributed to 21 universities and research institutions in 22 European countries and 9401 valid responses were collected. Most survey participants identified ticks correctly and regarded ticks as a serious health risk. There was also a good level of knowledge regarding tick activity, habitats and the predominant TBPs in the country or region. Moreover, most respondents were familiar with effective tick protection and removal measures. Over 75 % of respondents had been bitten by ticks and up to 12 % of participants had been diagnosed with a tick-borne infection in the past. Respondents from northern and central European countries who reported engaging in outdoor activities more frequently, reported increased frequencies of tick bites and infection with TBPs compared to respondents from southern Europe. Awareness of national information campaigns on ticks and TBPs was also greater among respondents from northern and central European countries than among Mediterranean countries. This study identified knowledge gaps among respondents from some European countries where TBPs have not been prioritised historically. These knowledge gaps should be addressed by reputable bodies to encourage personal protective behaviours without causing alarm and to forestall the spreading of incorrect and unreliable information propagated by some social media sources.ElsevierUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-01-0120252025-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123352reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1233522026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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title	Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.
spellingShingle	Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe. Estrada-Peña, Agustín 595.7 57.087.1 Europe Ixodid ticks Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) Questionnaire survey Tick-borne pathogens Insectos Estadística 2408.03 Insectos 2404.01 Bioestadística
title_short	Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.
title_full	Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.
title_fullStr	Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.
title_full_unstemmed	Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.
title_sort	Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv	Estrada-Peña, Agustín Antunes, Sandra Domingos, Ana Esser, Helen Földvári, Gábor Fuehrer, Hans-Peter Gargili, Aysen van Gestel, Mats Grandi, Giulio Kazimirova, Maria Kiewra, Dorota Klemola, Tero Kjær, Lene Jung Kjelland, Vivian Kubiak, Katarzyna de Meneghi, Daniele Mihalca, Andrei Daniel Moutailler, Sarah Potkonjak, Aleksandar Prokop, Pavel Robert, Käthe Ranka, Renate Sainz Rodríguez, Ángel Sormunen, Jani Sotiraki, Smaragda Strube, Christina Stuen, Snorre Široký, Pavel Tomassone, Laura Zintl, Annetta
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description	We prepared a digital questionnaire to capture knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tickborne pathogens (TBPs) in 20 languages. The questionnaire was distributed to 21 universities and research institutions in 22 European countries and 9401 valid responses were collected. Most survey participants identified ticks correctly and regarded ticks as a serious health risk. There was also a good level of knowledge regarding tick activity, habitats and the predominant TBPs in the country or region. Moreover, most respondents were familiar with effective tick protection and removal measures. Over 75 % of respondents had been bitten by ticks and up to 12 % of participants had been diagnosed with a tick-borne infection in the past. Respondents from northern and central European countries who reported engaging in outdoor activities more frequently, reported increased frequencies of tick bites and infection with TBPs compared to respondents from southern Europe. Awareness of national information campaigns on ticks and TBPs was also greater among respondents from northern and central European countries than among Mediterranean countries. This study identified knowledge gaps among respondents from some European countries where TBPs have not been prioritised historically. These knowledge gaps should be addressed by reputable bodies to encourage personal protective behaviours without causing alarm and to forestall the spreading of incorrect and unreliable information propagated by some social media sources.
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Living with ticks: Results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe.

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