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Table 1 Algorithm for electronic database search to find published reports on the prevalence of oestrosis in sheep and goats

From: The global and regional prevalence of oestrosis in sheep and goats: a systematic review of articles and meta-analysis

Search term

Boolean keywords

Descriptive term

Prevalence OR incidence OR frequency OR occurrence OR detection OR identification OR isolation OR characterisation OR investigation OR survey OR rate

Population term

Oestrus ovis OR O. ovis OR sheep nasal bot OR sheep botfly OR bot fly larva OR nasal myiasis OR oestrosis OR estrosis OR oestrus myiasis OR O. ovis myiasis OR botfly encephalitis

Outcome term

Goat OR doe OR buck OR caprine OR ovine OR sheep OR ram OR ewe OR small ruminant