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Aim:
Antimicrobial use (AMU) is a challenging topic to explore on the Internet, and current approaches are limited to information retrieval and Google Trends (GT) and media narratives analysis. To address these shortcomings, we propose a simple approach to media listening for monitoring AMU perception in One Health settings in Polish and German.
Concept:
In the study we want to gain insights into spatiotemporal dynamics of antimicrobials (AM) perception among general population. We want to verify if estimation of the relative prevalence of different groups of Antibiotics/biocides is possible. To this end we collected and analysed antimicrobials related 1) news articles 2) GT trends queries between 2014 and 2022. Time series analysis and topic modelling (for news only) were performed.
Practical application:
We have compared the evolution of interest between Poland and Germany. AM resistance is more often discussed in Germany than Poland. The peak of
interest for 2018 in Germany is driven by the biocide-glyphosat topic. Shortage of particular antibiotics due to the war in Ukraine since Feb 2022 manifested in significant discussion mostly in Poland (peak of interest in AM). We have observed vanishing of common bacterial infections seasonality due to COVID-19 in Poland much more than in Germany.
Conclusion:
We demonstrate how our infodemiological method could provide a comprehensive understanding of AM use in One Health settings.