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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chen, Chao
• Qin, Si-Yuan
• Yang, Xing
• Li, Xiao-Man
• Cai, Yanan
• Lei, Cong-Cong
• Zhao, Quan
• Elsheikha, Hany M.
• Cao, Hongwei

Titel

Global prevalence and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild birds: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ist Teil von

• Preventive veterinary medicine, 2024-05, Vol.226, p.106187-106187, Article 106187

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to identify the global prevalence and factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild birds. Six bibliographic databases (Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP Chinese Journal Database, Wanfang Data, PubMed, Web of science and ScienceDirect) were searched from inception to February 2023. The search yielded 1220 records of which 659 articles underwent full-text evaluation, which identified 49 eligible articles and 16,030 wild bird samples that were included in the meta-analysis. The estimated pooled global prevalence of T. gondii infection in wild birds was 16.6%. Out of the variables tested, publication year after 2020 and climate type were significantly associated with T. gondii infection (P<0.01). Our data indicate that the prevalence of T. gondii in wild birds can be influenced by epidemiological variables. Further research is needed to identify the biological, environmental, anthropogenic, and geographical risk factors which impact the ecology and prevalence of T. gondii in wild birds. [Display omitted] •Meta-analysis of global Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in wild birds.•The estimated pooled prevalence of T. gondii infection was 16.6%.•Of all continents, Europe had the highest prevalence of T. gondii.•Birds of prey Strigiformes and Falconiformes had the highest prevalence.•Publication year and climate type were significantly correlated with T. gondii prevalence.