Current Epidemiological Status of Chikungunya Virus Infection in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: The incidence of Chikungunya in tropical Africa is still of major epidemiological significance. This study aims to determine the prevalence of chikungunya in East Africa through a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search across six electronic databases-Web of Science, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Google Scholar-using specific keywords to address the worldwide impact of chikungunya following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. A meta-analysis was performed on our eligible studies using the random effect model. Results: Our search returned 40 eligible articles involving 4122 Chikungunya cases in 13 East African nations. These studies, co

SUBMITTER: Ali Mude AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530290 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature