Prevalence and infection risk factors of bovine Eimeria in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lia, DongLi and Gonga, QingLong and Ge, GuiYang and Wang, Qi and Sheng, ChenYan and Ma, BaoYi and Chen, ZiYang and Yang, Yang and Li, JianMing and Shi, Kun and Leng, Xue and Du, Rui

Parasite (2021) 28:

DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2021055

Abstract

Eimeria spp. cause the disease coccidiosis, which results in chronic wasting of livestock and can lead to the death of the animal. The disease, common worldwide, has caused huge economic losses to the cattle industry in particular. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of bovine Eimeria in China. Our search of five databases including PubMed, ScienceDirect, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chongqing VIP, and Wan Fang for articles published up to February 29, 2020 on the prevalence of Eimeria in cattle in mainland China yielded 46 articles, in which the prevalence of cattle ranged from 4.6% to 87.5%. The rate of bovine Eimeria infection has been decreasing year by year, from 57.9% before 2000 to 25.0% after 2015, but it is still high. We also analyzed the region, sampling years, detection methods, feeding model, seasons, and species of bovine Eimeria. We recommend that prevention strategies should focus on strengthening detection of Eimeria in calves in the intensive farming model.

Citation

Lia, D. L., Gonga, Q. L., Ge, G. Y., Wang, Q., Sheng, C. Y., Ma, B. Y., Chen, Z. Y., Yang, Y., Li, J. M., Shi, K., Leng, X., & Du, R. (2021). Prevalence and infection risk factors of bovine Eimeria in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Parasite, 28(61). https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2021055 China, cattle, disease prevention, meta-analysis, systematic reviews, disease prevalence, epidemiology, literature reviews, domestic animals, infections, livestock, parasites, parasitoses, protozoal infections, risk factors, detection, risk, Protozoa, protozoal diseases, parasitic diseases, parasitic infestations, parasitosis, People’s Republic of China, Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals [LL822], Chongqing, Chongqing Shi, coccidiosis, Eimeria

Keywords

• China
• cattle
• disease prevention
• meta-analysis
• systematic reviews
• disease prevalence
• epidemiology
• literature reviews
• domestic animals
• infections
• livestock
• parasites
• parasitoses
• protozoal infections
• risk factors
• detection
• risk
• Protozoa
• protozoal diseases
• parasitic diseases
• parasitic infestations
• parasitosis
• People’s Republic of China
• Protozoan
• Helminth
• Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals [LL822]
• Chongqing
• Chongqing Shi
• coccidiosis
• Eimeria