Global distribution, host range and prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trypanosomosis caused by Trypanosoma vivax is one of the diseases threatening the health and productivity of livestock in Africa and Latin America. Trypanosoma vivax is mainly transmitted by tsetse flies; however, the parasite has also acquired the ability to be transmitted mechanically by hematophagous dipterans. Understanding its distribution, host range and prevalence is a key step in local and global efforts to control the disease.

Methods

The study was conducted according to the methodological recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist. A systematic literature search was conducted on three search engines, namely PubMed, Scopus and CAB Direct, to identify all publications reporting natural infec

SUBMITTER: Fetene E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7830052 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature