A systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence and distribution of Taenia and Echinococcus infections in Ethiopia

Shumuye, N. A. and Ohiolei, J. A. and Gebremedhin, M. B. and Yan, HongBin and Li, Li and Li, WenHui and Zhang, NianZhang and Fu, BaoQuan and Jia, WanZhong

Parasites and Vectors (2021) 14:

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04925-w

Abstract

Background: Tapeworm infections are among the tropical neglected parasitic diseases endemically occurring in Ethiopia. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims at estimating the pooled prevalence and distribution of Taenia and Echinococcus infections in humans and animals from reports from Ethiopia.

Citation

Shumuye, N. A., Ohiolei, J. A., Gebremedhin, M. B., Yan, H. B., Li, L., Li, W. H., Zhang, N. Z., Fu, B. Q., & Jia, W. Z. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence and distribution of Taenia and Echinococcus infections in Ethiopia. Parasites and Vectors, 14(447). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04925-w Echinococcus granulosus, cattle, meta-analysis, man, systematic reviews, Ethiopia, data analysis, disease prevalence, human diseases, sheep, domestic animals, helminthoses, helminths, infections, livestock, parasites, parasitoses, animal diseases, abattoirs, goats, cestode infections, geographical distribution, communicable diseases, infectious diseases, slaughterhouses, parasitic diseases, parasitic infestations, parasitosis, Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans [VV220], Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals [LL822], parasitic worms, subsaharan Africa, Abyssinia, Cestoda, cestode larvae, cystic echinococcosis, cysticercosis, echinococcosis, Echinococcus, hydatid disease, hydatidosis, metacestodes, Taenia, Taenia hydatigena, Taenia saginata, taeniasis, Taeniidae, taeniosis, unilocular echinococcosis

Keywords

• Echinococcus granulosus
• cattle
• meta-analysis
• man
• systematic reviews
• Ethiopia
• data analysis
• disease prevalence
• human diseases
• sheep
• domestic animals
• helminthoses
• helminths
• infections
• livestock
• parasites
• parasitoses
• animal diseases
• abattoirs
• goats
• cestode infections
• geographical distribution
• communicable diseases
• infectious diseases
• slaughterhouses
• parasitic diseases
• parasitic infestations
• parasitosis
• Protozoan
• Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans [VV220]
• Protozoan
• Helminth
• Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals [LL822]
• parasitic worms
• subsaharan Africa
• Abyssinia
• Cestoda
• cestode larvae
• cystic echinococcosis
• cysticercosis
• echinococcosis
• Echinococcus
• hydatid disease
• hydatidosis
• metacestodes
• Taenia
• Taenia hydatigena
• Taenia saginata
• taeniasis
• Taeniidae
• taeniosis
• unilocular echinococcosis