Current global status, subtype distribution and zoonotic significance of Blastocystis in dogs and cats: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shams, Morteza; Shamsi, Laya; Yousefi, Amirhosein; Sadrebazzaz, Alireza; Asghari, Ali; Mohammadi-Ghalehbin, Behnam; Shahabi, Saeed; Hatam, Gholamreza

doi:10.1186/s13071-022-05351-2

Table 1 The main characteristics of 49 studies/papers (65 datasets) included in the present study

From: Current global status, subtype distribution and zoonotic significance of Blastocystis in dogs and cats: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author, year	Study period	Country	Total samples (n)	Infected samples (n)	Prevalence (%)	Diagnostic method	Reference
Dogs
Abe, 2002	1999	Japan	54	0	0	Mic	[20]
Boutellis, 2021	2018	Algeria	9	1	11.1	Mol	[28]
Roberts, 2013	UC	Australia	56	0	0	Mol	[59]
Osman, 2015	2012–2013	France	116	4	3.4	Mol	[52]
Duda, 1998a	UC	Australia	72	51	70.8	Mic	[31]
La Sala, 2015	2012–2013	Argentina	475	14	2.9	Mic	[41]
Udonsom, 2018	UC	Thailand	13	1	7.7	Mol	[64]
Sardarian, 2015	2012	Iran	1500	1	0.1	Mic	[62]
Ramirez, 2014	UC	Colombia	40	15	37.5	Mol	[58]
Sanchez-Thevenet, 2019	2014–2016	Spain	263	3	1.1	Mic	[61]
Wang, 2013	2010–2011	Australia	80	2	2.5	Mol	[66]
Wang, 2013	2010–2011	Cambodia	80	1	1.3	Mol	[66]
Wang, 2013	2010–2011	India	80	19	24	Mol	[66]
Puebla, 2015	2014–2015	Cuba	97	2	2.1	Mic	[57]
Hurtado, 2019	UC	Colombia	421	62	14.7	Mic	[37]
Bandaranayaka, 2019	UC	Sri Lanka	50	2	1	Mic	[26]
Spanakos, 2011	2008	Greece	72	0	0	Mol	[63]
Belleza, 2016	2011–2012	Philippines	145	20	13.8	Mol	[27]
Li, 2016	2013	China	315	6	1.9	Mol	[43]
Mohaghegh, 2018	2014–2015	Iran	301	59	19.6	Mic	[47]
Ruaux, 2014	2012	USA	103	10	9.7	Mol	[60]
Higuera, 2021	UC	Colombia	4	2	50	Mol	[13]
Gazzonis, 2019	2015–206	Italy	99	21	21.2	Mol	[32]
Konig, 1997	UC	Germany	20	0	0	Culture and Sero	[39]
Leelayoova, 2009	2006	Thailand	189	5	2.6	Mic and Mol	[42]
Dalimiasl, 2001	UC	Iran	305	1	0.3	Mic	[30]
López, 2006	1996–2003	Chile	972	351	36.1	Mic	[46]
Onder, 2021	2020–2021	Turkey	200	0	0	Mol	[51]
Parkar, 2007	UC	Australia	20	2	10	Mol	[54]
Parkar, 2007	UC	Thailand	3	3	100	Mol	[54]
Awadallah, 2015	2013	Egypt	130	4	3.1	Mic	[24]
Gonzalez, 2015	2011–2012	Colombia	175	32	18.3	Mic	[34]
Gillespie, 2017	2014–2015	Australia	300	10	3	Mic	[33]
Hemalatha, 2014	2012	Malaysia	32	0	0	Mic	[35]
Noradilah, 2017	2014–2015	Malaysia	40	21	52	Mol	[49]
Liao, 2020	2018	China	651	35	5.4	Mol	[45]
Mohammadpour, 2020b	2016–2018	Iran	154	29	18.8	Mol	[48]
Paulos, 2018	2014	Spain	55	0	0	Mol	[55]
Perera, 2013	2010–2011	Sri Lanka	90	11	12.2	Mic	[56]
Mokhtar, 2018	2015–2016	Egypt	21	0	0	Mol	[22]
Wang, 2018	2015–2017	China	136	4	2.9	Mol	[67]
Villamizar, 2019	UC	Colombia	8	1	12.5	Mol	[65]
Cats
Boutellis, 2021	2018	Algeria	19	12	63.1	Mol	[28]
Roberts, 2013	UC	Australia	43	0	0	Mol	[59]
Duda, 1998	UC	Australia	52	35	67.3	Mic	[31]
Udonsom, 2018	UC	Thailand	11	0	0	Mol	[64]
Pagati, 2018	UC	Indonesia	90	48	53.3	Mic	[53]
Can, 2021	UC	Turkey	465	17	3.6	Mol	[29]
Badparva, 2020	2017	Iran	120	0	0	Mol	[25]
Arbabi, 2009	2004–2005	Iran	113	19	16.8	Mic	[23]
Li, 2019	2015–2018	China	346	2	0.6	Mol	[44]
Ruaux, 2014	2012	USA	105	12	11.7	Mol	[60]
Khademvatan, 2014	2012	Iran	140	20	14.3	Mic	[38]
Konig, 1997	UC	Germany	13	0	0	Culture and Sero	[39]
Albakri, 2016	2014	Iraq	50	18	36	Mic	[21]
López, 2006	1996–2003	Chile	230	86	37.4	Mic	[46]
Okoye, 2014	2011–2012	Nigeria	119	2	1.7	Mic	[50]
Onder, 2021	2020–2021	Turkey	200	0	0	Mol	[51]
Parkar, 2007	UC	Australia	10	0	0	Mol	[54]
Kwak, 2020	UC	South Korea	158	1	0.6	Mol	[40]
Hemalatha, 2014	2012	Malaysia	24	0	0	Mic	[35]
Mohammadpour, 2020	2016–2018	Iran	119	21	17.7	Mol	[48]
Paulos, 2018	2014	Spain	34	0	0	Mol	[55]
Karakavuk, 2021	2017	Turkey	465	49	10.5	Mic	[37]
Mokhtar, 2018	2015–2016	Egypt	8	0	0	Mol	[22]

Mic Microscopic detection method, Mol molecular detection method, Sero serological detection method, UC unclear

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