Table 4 Sub-group meta-analysis for different species using different diagnostic methods
Host species | Diagnostic method | Number of publications | Number of tests | Number of positives | Pooled prevalence in % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Domestic buffalo | Parasitological | 1 | 316 | 36 | 11.4 | 8.3–15.4 |
Molecular | 2 | 609 | 127 | 20.9 | 17.4–25.0 | |
Serological | 2 | 556 | 301 | 57.6 | 22.5–86.4 | |
Camel | Molecular | 4 | 1611 | 133 | 8.4 | 3.4–19.3 |
Cattle | Parasitological | 92 | 102910 | 5414 | 4.6 | 4.0–5.3 |
Molecular | 51 | 31549 | 3140 | 7.4 | 6.2–8.7 | |
Serological | 23 | 16469 | 4495 | 34.6 | 28.0–41.9 | |
Dog | Parasitological | 3 | 257 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.1–9.6 |
Molecular | 2 | 189 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2–8.5 | |
Domestic buffalo | Parasitological | 1 | 316 | 36 | 11.4 | 8.3–15.4 |
Molecular | 2 | 609 | 127 | 20.9 | 17.4–25.0 | |
Serological | 2 | 556 | 301 | 57.6 | 22.5–86.4 | |
Equine | Parasitological | 8 | 2471 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.6 |
Molecular | 7 | 1425 | 251 | 5.6 | 2.7–11.3 | |
Serological | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 16.8–83.2 | |
Pig | Parasitological | 4 | 799 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.4–2.9 |
Molecular | 10 | 1851 | 230 | 9 | 4.9–15.9 | |
Small ruminant | Parasitological | 19 | 8990 | 220 | 2.3 | 1.5–3.6 |
Molecular | 15 | 4045 | 327 | 5 | 2.7–9.3 | |
Serological | 3 | 408 | 43 | 13.8 | 6.1–28.4 | |
Wild animal | Parasitological | 3 | 1093 | 75 | 11.8 | 7.1–16.9 |
Molecular | 3 | 1618 | 121 | 10.7 | 8.6–13.3 | |
Serological | 1 | 748 | 318 | 49.3 | 37.5–61.2 |