Epidemiology, clinical and pathological features and outcomes of listeriosis in ruminants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the epidemiology, clinical and pathological features, outcomes, and therapy for listeriosis in ruminants. PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched with no publication date limits. A random-effects meta-analysis model was used to calculate the pooled effect size using morbidity and case fatality rate data. 63 and 38 studies met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review and meta-analysis, respectively. 56 out of 63 studies were published before 2016 when cgMLST was developed. A comprehensive analysis of historical data shows that the association of silage as a source of contamination in ruminants should be re-evaluated. The most common clinical presentation was encephalitis (64.8% of the animals, 1839/2837), followed by abo

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Almela I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690773 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature