@article{fdi:010076507,
  title = {{L}ow to medium-low risk perception for dengue, chikungunya and {Z}ika outbreaks by infectious diseases physicians in {F}rance, {W}estern {E}urope},
  author = {{L}e {T}yrant, {M}. and {B}ley, {D}. and {L}eport, {C}. and {A}lfandari, {S}. and {G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {M}any tropical countries are currently experiencing dengue ({DEN}), chikungunya ({CHIK}) and also more recently {Z}ika ({ZIKA}) epidemics (particularly in {L}atin {A}merica). {A}lthough the risk of transmission and spread of these infections in temperate regions remains a controversial issue, vector-borne diseases have been widely reported in the media and have been the focus of preventive strategies by national and international policy-makers and public health authorities. {I}n this context, we wanted to determine the extent of risk perception in infectious diseases ({ID}) physicians of the current and future risk of arboviral disease introduction, autochthonous case development and epidemic scenarios in {F}rance, {W}estern {E}urope.  {M}ethods: {T}o this aim, we developed an original standardized questionnaire survey which was disseminated by the {F}rench {I}nfectious {D}iseases {S}ociety to {ID} physician members.{R}esults{W}e found that {ID} physicians perceived the risk of introduction and outbreak development of {DEN}, {CHIK} and {ZIKA} in {F}rance to be low to medium-low. {G}eneralized {L}inear {M}odel(s) identified medical school training, the extent of professional experience, and awareness of the {F}rench national plan regarding arboviral infections as significant predictors for lower risk perception among respondents. {C}onclusion: {D}espite the fact that arboviral diseases are increasingly being imported into {F}rance, sometimes resulting in sporadic autochtonous transmission, {F}rench {ID} physicians do not perceive the risk as high. {B}etter communication and education targeting health professionals and citizens will be needed to enhance the effectiveness of the {F}rench national plan to prepare against arboviral diseases.},
  keywords = {{C}hikungunya ; {D}engue ; {Z}ika ; {I}nfectious diseases physicians ; {R}isk perception ; {V}ector-borne disease ; {W}estern {E}urope ; {FRANCE} ; {REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{BMC} {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {19},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 1014 [12 ]},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1186/s12889-019-7317-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076507},
}