Gould L Hannah, Colby Emily, Pilz Andreas, Brestrich Gordon, Halsby Kate, Kelly Patrick H, Moisi Jennifer C, Stark James H
Vaccines and Anti-infectives Medical Affairs, New York, NY, USA.
Vaccines and Anti-infectives Medical Affairs, Pfizer Corporation Austria, Vienna, Austria.
Epidemiol Infect. 2025 Jan 23;153:e29. doi: 10.1017/S0950268825000068.
An estimated 129000 cases of Lyme borreliosis (LB) are reported annually in Europe. In 2022, we conducted a representative web-based survey of 28034 persons aged 18-65 years old in 20 European countries to describe tick and LB risk exposures and perceptions. Nearly all respondents (95.0%) were aware of ticks (range, 90.4% in the UK to 98.8% in Estonia). Among those aware of ticks, most (85.1%) were also aware of LB (range, 70.3% in Switzerland to 97.0% in Lithuania). Overall, 8.3% of respondents reported a past LB diagnosis (range, 3.0% in Romania to 13.8% in Sweden). Respondents spent a weekly median of 7 (interquartile range [IQR] 3-14) hours in green spaces at home and 9 (IQR 4-16) hours away from home during April-November. The most common tick prevention measures always or often used were checking for ticks (44.8%) and wearing protective clothing (40.2%). This large multicountry survey provided needed data that can be used to design targeted LB prevention programmes in Europe.
欧洲每年报告的莱姆病（LB）病例估计有129000例。2022年，我们对20个欧洲国家的28034名18至65岁的人群进行了一项具有代表性的网络调查，以描述蜱虫和莱姆病的风险暴露及认知情况。几乎所有受访者（95.0%）都知晓蜱虫（范围从英国的90.4%到爱沙尼亚的98.8%）。在知晓蜱虫的人群中，大多数（85.1%）也知晓莱姆病（范围从瑞士的70.3%到立陶宛的97.0%）。总体而言，8.3%的受访者报告曾被诊断为莱姆病（范围从罗马尼亚的3.0%到瑞典的13.8%）。在4月至11月期间，受访者每周在家中绿地花费的时间中位数为7小时（四分位间距[IQR]为3 - 14小时），离家在外的时间中位数为9小时（IQR为4 - 16小时）。始终或经常使用的最常见的蜱虫预防措施是检查蜱虫（44.8%）和穿着防护服（40.2%）。这项大型多国调查提供了所需数据，可用于设计欧洲针对性的莱姆病预防计划。
