https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:4923 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 Agustín Estrada-Peña 0000-0001-7483-046X Esser, Helen Helen Esser Földvári, Gábor Gábor Földvári Fuehrer, Hans-Peter Hans-Peter Fuehrer 0000-0002-4178-0133 University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Gargili, Aysen Aysen Gargili 0000-0001-6677-1498 Van Gestel, Mats Mats Van Gestel 0000-0003-0743-9713 Grandi, Giulio Giulio Grandi Kazimirova, Maria Maria Kazimirova Kiewra, Dorota Dorota Kiewra 0000-0002-7208-101X Klemola, Tero Tero Klemola 0000-0002-8510-329X Kjær, Lene Jung Lene Jung Kjær Kjelland, Vivian Vivian Kjelland Kubiak, Katarzyna Katarzyna Kubiak 0000-0001-6400-8958 de Meneghi, Daniele Daniele de Meneghi Mihalca, Andrei Daniel Andrei Daniel Mihalca Moutailler, Sarah Sarah Moutailler 0000-0003-3010-6968 Potkonjak, Aleksandar Aleksandar Potkonjak Prokop, Pavel Pavel Prokop 0000-0003-2016-7468 Robert, Käthe Käthe Robert 0009-0001-9371-4998 Ranka, Renate Renate Ranka 0000-0002-3716-7950 Sainz, Angel Angel Sainz Sormunen, Jani Jani Sormunen 0000-0002-6763-8477 Sotiraki, Smaragda Smaragda Sotiraki 0000-0001-8357-5990 Strube, Christina Christina Strube 0000-0002-9093-1006 Stuen, Snorre Snorre Stuen Široký, Pavel Pavel Široký 0000-0002-7671-4144 Tomassone, Laura Laura Tomassone 0000-0003-2201-8802 Zintl, Annetta Annetta Zintl 0000-0001-5600-579X Antunes, Sandra Sandra Antunes Domingos, Ana Ana Domingos 0000-0002-5512-9093 Elsevier journal article open access eng We prepared a digital questionnaire to capture knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne 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. Knowledge Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Ixodid Ticks Tick-borne Pathogens Questionnaire Survey Europe http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/api/object/o:4923/download 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102515 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:605 application/pdf Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases issn:1877-959X VoR Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 16 4 13.13 MB 2025