Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Animals and Humans in Southern Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Toxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan parasite with zoonotic importance worldwide especially in pregnant women and immunocompromised people. This study is set to review the literature on T. gondii infections in humans and animals in southern Africa. We extracted data regarding T. gondii infections from published articles from southern Africa from 1955 to 2020 from four databases, namely Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCO Host, and Science Direct. Forty articles from eight southern African countries were found eligible for the study. This review revealed a paucity of information on T. gondii infection in southern African countries, with an overall prevalence of 17% (95% CI: 7-29%). Domestic felids had a prevalence of 29% (95% CI: 7-54%), wild felids 79% (95% CI: 60-94), canids (domestic and

SUBMITTER: Omonijo AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8880191 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature