The prevalence of Brucella spp. in dairy products in the Middle East region: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abedi, A. S. and Hashempour-Baltork, F. and Alizadeh, A. M. and Beikzadeh, S. and Hosseini, H. and Bashiry, M. and Taslikh, M. and Javanmardi, F. and Sheidaee, Z. and Sarlak, Z. and Mofid, V. and Fakhri, Y. and Mousavi Khaneghah, A.

Acta Trop (2020) 202: 105241

DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105241

Abstract

Brucellosis, known as Malta fever or Mediterranean fever, is one of the most common bacterial zoonotic diseases caused by Brucella spp. which can result in serious health issues. The objective of the present study was to systematically review and summarize the studies regarding the prevalence of Brucella spp. in milk and milk products in the Middle East region. Some international databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar) were searched to retrieve relevant reports published between 1 January 2008 and 30th October 2018. After assessing for eligibility, 30 articles containing 9281 samples, were included in the current study. The highest number of publications were found in Iran and Turkey (n = 12 and 7, respectively), while Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Syria had the lowest number of publications (n = 1). Besides, the highest and lowest prevalence was observed in Kuwait (62%) and Egypt (15%), respectively. The highest and lowest overall prevalence of Brucella spp. in milk was found in raw cow milk 36% (95%CI: 28-54%) and raw buffalo milk 13% (95%CI: -22-48%), respectively. The overall prevalence in cheese estimated to be 9% (95%CI: -16-35%). The overall prevalence of Brucella spp. in dairy products in the Middle East was estimated to be 29% (95%CI: 23-35%). The results indicate that more risk management plans are needed to reduce the incidence of Brucella spp. in dairy products in the Middle East, especially in cow milk.

Citation

Abedi, A. S., Hashempour-Baltork, F., Alizadeh, A. M., Beikzadeh, S., Hosseini, H., Bashiry, M., Taslikh, M., Javanmardi, F., Sheidaee, Z., Sarlak, Z., Mofid, V., Fakhri, Y., & Mousavi Khaneghah, A. (2020). The prevalence of Brucella spp. in dairy products in the Middle East region: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Trop, 202, 105241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105241 Animals, Humans, Incidence, Cattle, Milk, Buffaloes, Middle East, Brucellosis, Dairy Products/microbiology, Zoonoses/epidemiology, Turkey/epidemiology, interest., *Prevalence, Iran/epidemiology, *Brucella, Brucella spp., Brucellosis/*epidemiology, Dairy products, Egypt/epidemiology, Food contamination, Kuwait/epidemiology, Saudi Arabia/epidemiology, Syria/epidemiology

Keywords

• Animals
• Humans
• Incidence
• Cattle
• Milk
• Buffaloes
• Middle East
• Brucellosis
• Dairy Products/microbiology
• Zoonoses/epidemiology
• Turkey/epidemiology
• interest.
• *Prevalence
• Iran/epidemiology
• *Brucella
• Brucella spp.
• Brucellosis/*epidemiology
• Dairy products
• Egypt/epidemiology
• Food contamination
• Kuwait/epidemiology
• Saudi Arabia/epidemiology
• Syria/epidemiology