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Table 1 Estimated pooled prevalences of canine gastrointestinal helminths in sub-Saharan Africa

From: Epidemiology of canine gastrointestinal helminths in sub-Saharan Africa

Helminth

Region

Sample size

No. positive

Pooled prevalence

95% CI

I2 (%)

Overall prevalence

Sub-Saharan Africa

11,343

7791

71

63–79

98

West Africa

6550

3934

59

47–70

98

East Africa

4068

3272

81

75–87

95

Southern Africa

725

585

81

68–93

90

Ancylostoma spp.

Sub-Saharan Africa

11,214

4669

41

32–50

99

West Africa

5876

1882

28

18–39

98

East Africa

4514

2251

49

36–61

98

Southern Africa

824

536

66

37–93

97

Toxocara spp.

Sub-Saharan Africa

11,420

2720

22

16–29

98

West Africa

6346

1563

21

11–32

99

East Africa

4250

1050

24

16–33

97

Southern Africa

824

107

12

3–24

90

Dipylidium caninum

Sub-Saharan Africa

9717

1904

20

12–29

99

West Africa

5570

684

10

3–20

99

East Africa

3563

1137

32

25–38

93

Southern Africa

584

83

11

0–55

98

Taenia spp.

Sub-Saharan Africa

6224

661

9

5–15

97

West Africa

3481

324

7

3–11

93

East Africa

1919

309

14

2–30

99

Southern Africa

824

28

2

0–11

96

Strongyloides spp.

Sub-Saharan Africa

5398

1345

23

11–38

99

Uncinaria stenocephala

Sub-Saharan Africa

2083

283

7

0–39

99

Trichuris vulpis

Sub-Saharan Africa

8692

883

5

2–10

98

Spirocerca lupi

Sub-Saharan Africa

2602

244

7

2–14

96

Echinococcus spp.

Sub-Saharan Africa

3087

162

5

3–7

84

Toxascara spp.

Sub-Saharan Africa

4040

192

3

1–7

95

  1. Abbreviation: CI confidence interval