Arnecke Amelie Lisa, Schwarz Stefan, Lübke-Becker Antina, Jensen Katharina Charlotte, Herre Christina, Bahramsoltani Mahtab
Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Koserstraße 20, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, School of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Jul 10;14(14):2035. doi: 10.3390/ani14142035.
Exotic animals traded and kept as pets can transmit a variety of diseases to humans and other animals, and vice versa. Therefore, it is essential for pet owners, particularly vulnerable groups, to be informed about associated risks. Veterinarians play a crucial role in informing pet owners about health risks associated with zoonotic pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and should, therefore, have good communication skills to effectively transfer information to pet owners. Thus, exotic pet owners in Germany were surveyed on animal husbandry, veterinary consultation and risk communication. To evaluate the perception of communication, a self-developed questionnaire was used to derive a communication score. The perception of veterinarian communication received a high average score showing a high level of satisfaction. The duration of the veterinarian-client relationship was associated with better communication perception, and the frequency of communication on zoonoses and AMR was associated with the presence of a permanent veterinarian. However, the results indicated that the frequency of disseminated information on zoonoses and/or AMR from veterinarians was lower than desired by the pet owners. Therefore, more educational material on zoonoses and AMR should be made available, and the awareness concerning risk communication should be increased by further education and training at universities.
作为宠物交易和饲养的外来动物会将多种疾病传播给人类和其他动物，反之亦然。因此，让宠物主人，尤其是弱势群体了解相关风险至关重要。兽医在告知宠物主人与动物源性病原体和抗菌药物耐药性（AMR）相关的健康风险方面发挥着关键作用，因此应具备良好的沟通技巧，以便有效地向宠物主人传递信息。因此，对德国的外来宠物主人进行了关于畜牧业、兽医咨询和风险沟通的调查。为了评估沟通认知，使用自行编制的问卷得出沟通得分。兽医沟通认知的平均得分较高，表明满意度较高。兽医与客户关系的持续时间与更好的沟通认知相关，人畜共患病和抗菌药物耐药性的沟通频率与长期兽医的存在相关。然而，结果表明，兽医传播的人畜共患病和/或抗菌药物耐药性信息的频率低于宠物主人的期望。因此，应提供更多关于人畜共患病和抗菌药物耐药性的教育材料，并通过大学的进一步教育和培训提高风险沟通意识。
