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Veterinarians are considered a risk group for NHPH infections and act as first-line communicators to animal owners about their prophylaxis. Therefore, we aimed to assess the knowledge and perception of veterinarians working in Greece about Helicobacter pylori and NHPH by asking them to participate anonymously in an online 34-question survey. The questionnaire consisted of three sections regarding environmental exposure to Helicobacter spp.; know-how about clinical signs in various species, including personal human experience; and willingness to get updated information about NHPH. Of the 111 respondents, 41.4% had not heard of H. suis (NHPH), and 35.0% were unaware of the species that could be affected. Almost 60.0% of companion animal veterinarians rarely suspect and 20.0% never suspect Helicobacter spp. infections in the case of gastritis. Nevertheless, 41.0% of respondents considered Helicobacter as zoonotic, and 87.0% wanted to receive information via professional channels and brochures. Despite the limited number of respondents and the exploratory nature of our study, as with similar data from Portugal, we emphasize the need to train veterinarians to have a more targeted focus on the zoonotic potential of Helicobacter within a One Health approach.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/pathogens15020227","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,18]],"date-time":"2026-02-18T11:45:58Z","timestamp":1771415158000},"page":"227","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Helicobacter pylori and Non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter (NHPH) Zoonotic Infections: A Survey Among Greek Veterinarians Aiming to Enhance Communication"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1050-0768","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eirini","family":"Fragkiadaki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animals Models for Biomedical Research, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6638-9782","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco","family":"Cortez Nunes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6313-4060","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria","family":"Linou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society (HVMS), 158 Patision Street, 11257 Athens, Greece"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0581-5191","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Beatriz","family":"Martinez-Gonzalez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0975-2607","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dionyssios N.","family":"Sgouras","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1236-3012","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Teresa Letra","family":"Mateus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CISAS\u2014Centre for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability, Escola Superior Agr\u00e1ria, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal"},{"name":"Unidade de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o em Epidemiologia (EPIUnit)\u2014Instituto de Sa\u00fade P\u00fablica da Universidade do Porto, Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Rua das Taipas, n\u00ba 135, 4050-091 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Research Centre (CECAV), Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), University of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1311","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(84)91816-6","article-title":"Unidentified curved bacilli in the stomach of patients with gastritis and peptic ulceration","volume":"1","author":"Marshall","year":"1984","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","first-page":"e1052","article-title":"Review of non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species: Insights into pathogenesis, epidemiology, and clinical implications","volume":"6","author":"Teodorescu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Microb. 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