Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of veterinary professionals towards ticks and tick-borne diseases in Illinois.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A lack of standardized surveillance or reporting of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in Illinois creates uncertainty for veterinarians regarding TBDs occurring within their practice geography or which TBDs may be encroaching on their area from neighboring territories. Therefore, the objective of this study was to gauge the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of veterinary professionals in Southern and Central Illinois to establish a foundation for targeting educational and outreach programs that address knowledge gaps.

Sample

72 veterinary professionals in Central and Southern Illinois.

Procedures

An online knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey was distributed to veterinary professionals in Southern and Central Illinois. Poisson regression analyses were condu

SUBMITTER: Crist SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171534 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature