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SynthesisParasitology2020

Filarial worms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diversity in animals from Iran with emphasis on human cases.

Ezatollah Ghasemi, Sadegh Shamsinia, Ali Taghipour, Davood Anvari, Saeed Bahadory, Seyyed Ali Shariatzadeh, Bahareh Kordi, Hamidreza Majidiani, Hassan Borji, MohammadReza Chaechi Nosrati and 2 more

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Synthesis in Parasitology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Global distribution ofParasitology · 2022
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  5. Mapping Global Trends inAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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  6. An investigation of the prevalence of equine filariosis in North and Northeast of Iran.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2024
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  9. Prevalence ofGastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench · 2022
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  10. Geographic Spatial Distribution Patterns ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Ezatollah GhasemiDepartment of Medical Parasitology, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran.
Sadegh ShamsiniaFaculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Parasitology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Ali TaghipourFaculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Parasitology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Davood AnvariDepartment of Parasitology, Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Saeed BahadoryFaculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Parasitology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Seyyed Ali ShariatzadehDepartment of Parasitology, Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Bahareh KordiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran.
Hamidreza MajidianiZoonotic Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5568-1366
Hassan BorjiFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-4706-4995
MohammadReza Chaechi NosratiDepartment of Pathobiology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Ali YousefiStudents Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Morteza ShamsZoonotic Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrate the prevalence reports of filariasis in animals in Iran along with human cases. Studies were screened, relevant papers were selected and the random-effect model was used by forest plot with 95% confidence interval (CI). Of 17 records of human case-reports, particularly from Khuzestan province (5 cases), Dirofilaria repens was the most detected parasite (10 cases) with higher involvement of the right eye (7 cases) than other organs. Eleven animal species were reported to be parasitised by filarioids in Iran. The prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in canids was 14.69% (95% CI: 10.33-19.67), with highest rates (20.92%; 95% CI: 13.84-29.03) in free-ranging dogs. Male (10.07%; 95% CI: 5.10-16.47) and more than 1-year old (20.77%; 95% CI: 8.66-36.42) dogs were more likely to be found infected. The frequency of other filarioids of zoonotic interest was: Acanthocheilonema reconditum in dogs 2.15% (95% CI: 0.71-4.33), Dipetalonema evansi in camels 10.16% (95% CI: 4.73-17.34), Onchocerca cervicalis in horses 3.63% (95% CI: 1.44-6.75%) and Onchocerca fasciata 16.57% (95% CI: 10.12-24.24%) in camels. Still, our knowledge on parasitic filariae in Iran is limited and more investigation is needed in both human and animal populations.

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AnimalsDirofilaria immitisDirofilariasisDog DiseasesDogsFilariasisFilarioideaHumansIranDiversityFilarioidsIranmeta-analysissystematic review

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PMID32249728
PMCPMC10317688

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