From: Epidemiology of canine gastrointestinal helminths in sub-Saharan Africa
Helminth | Region | Sample size | No. positive | Pooled prevalence | 95% CI | I2 (%) |
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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 |