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SynthesisParasite (Paris, France)2020

Systematic review on infection and disease caused by Thelazia callipaeda in Europe: 2001-2020.

Beatriz do Vale, Ana Patrícia Lopes, Maria da Conceição Fontes, Mário Silvestre, Luís Cardoso, Ana Cláudia Coelho

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Parasite (Paris, France), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Eye to eye withCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026
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  4. International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2025
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  6. Nematicidal Effects and Cytotoxicity of Levamisole onAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  7. Wild Japanese Marten,Ecology and evolution · 2025
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  8. Distribution, identification and ecology ofInternational journal of veterinary science and medicine · 2025
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  9. The genome sequence of a nematode,Wellcome open research · 2025
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  10. Review
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  13. Update on infections withCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024
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  16. Ocular thelaziosis: an emerging human parasitosis in Europe.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2023
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  17. Review
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  19. Answer to November 2022 Photo Quiz.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2022
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  20. European Hares,Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Beatriz do ValeDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences (ECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Ana Patrícia LopesDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences (ECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal - Animal and Veterinary Research Centre, UTAD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Maria da Conceição FontesDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences (ECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal - Animal and Veterinary Research Centre, UTAD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Mário SilvestreAnimal and Veterinary Research Centre, UTAD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal - Department of Zootechnics, ECAV, UTAD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Luís CardosoDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences (ECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal - Animal and Veterinary Research Centre, UTAD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Ana Cláudia CoelhoDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences (ECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal - Animal and Veterinary Research Centre, UTAD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cases of thelaziosis by Thelazia callipaeda have been increasing considerably in Europe throughout the 21st century, with recent emphasis on Eastern Europe. A systematic review was conducted using defined search terms across three major databases and, additionally, with the examination of the references of the 56 articles selected. Available information about epidemiological and clinical features of all cases of thelaziosis by T. callipaeda in companion animals, wildlife and humans was extracted, evaluated and subjected to qualitative and quantitative analysis. In all cross-sectional studies about dogs, cats and red foxes, males were more frequently infected than females (dogs: p = 0.0365; cats: p = 0.0164; red foxes: p = 0.0082). Adult dogs seem to be more prone to infection (p < 0.0001), as well as large-sized dogs (p < 0.0001), and companion animals that live exclusively outdoors (p < 0.0001). Dogs and red foxes involved in these cross-sectional studies harboured significantly more female than male nematodes (p < 0.0001). Thelaziosis by T. callipaeda is far from controlled in Europe. Only through updated epidemiological data, knowledge improvement and awareness can correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment and prevention be ensured to tackle this zoonosis.

Indexed as

CatsDogsFoxesSpirurida InfectionsThelazioideaAnimalsCross-Sectional StudiesEuropeFemaleHumansMaleParasitic Diseases, AnimalCompanion animalsEuropeSystematic reviewThelazia callipaedaThelaziosisWildlife

Identifiers

PMID32996882
PMCPMC7526429
OpenAlexW3091396378

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Registered trials

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