Cryptosporidium animal species in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cryptosporidiosis is an acute and short-term infection which can lead to severe diarrhea (intestinal cryptosporidiosis) associated with a persistent cough in the host with immune system defect. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the prevalence of animal Cryptosporidium species and the corresponding epidemiological aspects in Iran.

Methods

In this study, all original research articles relating to the animal cryptosporidiosis in Iran were collected from reliable databases using keywords. A meta-analysis was conducted separately for each subgroup, and heterogeneity among the studies was performed using the Q and I² tests. Furthermore, it should be noticed that the significance level in the statistical analysis with the Compr

SUBMITTER: Haghi MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718689 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature