Resident primary care practitioners’ awareness and handling of zoonotic diseases: an explorative online survey in the Hameln-Pyrmont district, Lower Saxony, Germany

Borreliosis appears to be the zoonosis with the highest level of attention in primary care. Results on confidence regarding diagnostics and therapy indicate capacities in terms of relatively high confidence regarding salient zoonoses, and room for improvement signified by the lower confidence regarding diagnostics and therapy than transmission. Awareness of uncertainties regarding zoonoses in primary care may trigger continuing medical education, cooperation between medical doctors and veterinarians, and One Health implementation.