Knowledge, habits and attitudes towards TBE and other tick-borne diseases in German forestry trainees

MSM Rodriguez, K Kaier, M Hehn, JP Borde - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an occupational hazard for forestry workers. We measured
knowledge levels, misbeliefs, and vaccination rates in forestry trainees in order to tailor …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to tick-borne encephalitis virus among nature management workers in the Netherlands

A Hofhuis, OE van den Berg… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) has only recently been detected in the Netherlands.
With still few autochthonous tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) patients, human exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] Tick-borne encephalitis risk increases with dog ownership, frequent walks, and gardening: A case-control study in Germany 2018–2020

TM Nygren, A Pilic, MM Böhmer, C Wagner-Wiening… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Germany, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) infections mainly occur in southern regions.
Despite recent increases in incidence, TBE vaccination coverage remains low, necessitating …

Implementation of preventive measures against tick-borne infections in a non-endemic area for tick-borne encephalitis—Results from a population-based survey in …

M Caputo, V Stumpe, N Rübsamen… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lyme borreliosis (LB) and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) are the most common tick-borne
diseases in Germany. While for LB only non-specific prevention strategies exist, TBE can be …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP) of Italian occupational physicians towards tick borne encephalitis

M Riccò, G Gualerzi, S Ranzieri, P Ferraro… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) is an occupational health threat with increasing incidence in
the geographic area of Italy. Despite this, TBE vaccination rates have ranged from 10% to …

Tick-borne diseases exposure of forestry workers and preventive methods usage

B Adamek, A Ksiaiek, A Szczerba-Sachs… - Przeglad …, 2006 - europepmc.org
Forestry workers are a group of a high risk of occupational exposure to tick-borne diseases.
The group of 51 healthy persons with a history of more than 3 years forestry working was …

[HTML][HTML] Tick bites in different professions and regions: pooled cross-sectional study in the focus area Bavaria, Germany

L Schielein, L Tizek, T Biedermann, A Zink - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background As the vector-borne diseases tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme
borreliosis (LB) are common in Germany and transmitted by tick bites, the aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccination and Prevention of Tick-Borne Diseases among Primary Care Physicians …

L Coyer, A Sogan-Ekinci, B Greutélaers, J Kuhn… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In 2020, a record number of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases was reported in major
endemic areas in Germany, ie, the southern federal states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and …

Workplace-related risk of tick bites in military personnel stationed in Northern Germany

S Sammito, L Müller-Schilling, N Gundlach… - International Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose There are more than 500,000 employees in Germany alone who are at risk of being
bitten by a tick at their workplace and thus also at risk of being infected with Borrelia …

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding ticks and tick-borne diseases, Finland

V Zöldi, T Turunen, O Lyytikäinen, J Sane - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2017 - Elsevier
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme borreliosis (LB) are endemic in Finland, with tens
and thousands of cases, respectively, reported annually. We performed a field survey to …