Exposure and preventive behaviours toward ticks and Lyme disease in Canada: Results from a first national survey

C Aenishaenslin, C Bouchard, JK Koffi… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2017 - Elsevier
Lyme disease (LD) risk is increasing in Canada. In 2014, the government of Canada
launched a national communication campaign to raise awareness and promote the adoption …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral risk factors associated with reported tick exposure in a Lyme disease high incidence region in Canada

C Aenishaenslin, K Charland, N Bowser… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Tick-borne diseases, and especially Lyme Disease (LD), are on the rise in
Canada and have been met with increasing public health concern. To face these emerging …

Evidence of rapid changes in Lyme disease awareness in Canada

C Aenishaenslin, C Bouchard, JK Koffi, Y Pelcat… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lyme disease (LD) is emerging in Canada. A key preventive strategy is promoting the
adoption by the general public of personal preventive behaviors regarding tick bites. The …

[HTML][HTML] From Lyme disease emergence to endemicity: a cross sectional comparative study of risk perceptions in different populations

C Aenishaenslin, A Ravel, P Michel, L Gern, F Milord… - BMC Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Background Lyme disease (LD) is a tick-borne emerging disease in Canada that has been
endemic in many temperate countries for decades. Currently, one of the main approaches …

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in endemic areas

S Niesobecki, AJ Hansen, H Rutz, S Mehta… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
As part of a TickNET collaboration we evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
related to tick-borne disease (TBD) prevention among persons living in endemic areas of …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions to prevent Lyme disease in humans: A systematic review

M Richardson, C Khouja, K Sutcliffe - Preventive medicine reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Lyme disease (LD) is an infection transferred to humans through bites from infected ticks.
Surveillance indicates that the number of LD cases is increasing in the UK, therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Study on public perceptions and protective behaviors regarding Lyme disease among the general public in the Netherlands: implications for prevention …

DJMA Beaujean, M Bults, JE van Steenbergen… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Lyme disease (LD) is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States
and in Europe. The aim of this study was to examine knowledge, perceived risk, feelings of …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with preventive behaviors regarding Lyme disease in Canada and Switzerland: a comparative study

C Aenishaenslin, P Michel, A Ravel, L Gern, F Milord… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Lyme disease (LD) is a vector-borne disease that is endemic in many
temperate countries, including Switzerland, and is currently emerging in Canada. This study …

Tick-borne disease preventive practices and perceptions in an endemic area

AD Butler, T Sedghi, JR Petrini, R Ahmadi - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2016 - Elsevier
Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States.
Since the institution of Nationally Notifiable surveillance efforts for Lyme disease in the …

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in Lyme disease-endemic areas of the Upper Midwest, United States

A Beck, J Bjork, BJ Biggerstaff, L Eisen, R Eisen… - Ticks and Tick-Borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are a major public health threat in the Upper
Midwestern United States, including Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. To prevent tick …