Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among animals in Algeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ouchetati, I. and Ouchene-Khelifi, N. A. and Ouchene, N. and Manal, Khelifi and Dahmani, A. and Haif, A. and Zeroual, F. and Benakhla, A.

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (2021) 74: 74

DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101603

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite that can infect all warm-blooded animals. It is responsible for considerable economic losses in some regions and farming systems. This review aims to synthesize current findings on the prevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in animal species in Algeria. It was performed according to the recommendations of the PRISMA guideline. A total of 14 papers from 1955 to 2020 were eligible to be included in this systematic review and meta-analysis study including a number of 10,187 animals of which 2594 were positive cases (25.46%) (24.62-26.31%, 95%CI). Prevalence of Toxoplasma-infection was 20.04% in cattle, 22.57% in sheep, 33.61% in goats, 28.17% in horses, 30% in donkeys, 70.31% in stray cats, 14.57% in local rabbits, 30.47% in dogs and 50.70% in poultry farms. Adult animals and females were most infected. The highest prevalences were reported in stray cats and poultry. Rabbits were the least infected. This analysis showed a trend of increasing infection since 2015 (R^\textrm2=0.129, p \textgreater 0.05) which requires further studies to provide better prevention strategies.

Citation

Ouchetati, I., Ouchene-Khelifi, N. A., Ouchene, N., Manal, K., Dahmani, A., Haif, A., Zeroual, F., & Benakhla, A. (2021). Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among animals in Algeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 74, 74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101603 Animals, dogs, Prevalence, animals, cattle, disease prevention, meta-analysis, Equus, horses, systematic reviews, cats, data analysis, guidelines, recommendations, disease prevalence, epidemiology, literature reviews, zoonoses, zoonotic infections, birds, sheep, domesticated birds, poultry, risk factors, goats, Toxoplasma gondii, Toxoplasma, stray animals, strays, rabbits, Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals [LL822], economic impact, Algeria, asses, donkeys, Animal Shells

Keywords

• Animals
• dogs
• Prevalence
• animals
• cattle
• disease prevention
• meta-analysis
• Equus
• horses
• systematic reviews
• cats
• data analysis
• guidelines
• recommendations
• disease prevalence
• epidemiology
• literature reviews
• zoonoses
• zoonotic infections
• birds
• sheep
• domesticated birds
• poultry
• risk factors
• goats
• Toxoplasma gondii
• Toxoplasma
• stray animals
• strays
• rabbits
• Protozoan
• Helminth
• Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals [LL822]
• economic impact
• Algeria
• asses
• donkeys
• Animal Shells