Prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis in deer in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deer tuberculosis is a chronic zoonotic infectious disease, despite the existence of socio-economic and zoonotic risk factors, but at present, there has been no systematic review of deer tuberculosis prevalence in mainland China. The aim of this meta-analysis was to estimate the overall prevalence of deer TB in mainland China and to assess possible associations between potential risk factors and the prevalence of deer tuberculosis.

Methodology

This study was searched in six databases in Chinese and English, respectively (1981 to December 2023). Four authors independently reviewed the titles and abstracts of all retrieved articles to establish the inclusion exclusion criteria. Using the meta-analysis package estimated the combined effects. Cochran's Q-statistic was

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10909987 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature