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An Estimate of Global Anthrax Prevalence in Livestock: A Meta-analysis.
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- Peste Des Petits Ruminants in Atypical Hosts and Wildlife: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence between 2001 and 2021.Archives of Razi Institute · 2021Pooled it
- Global surveillance of anthrax outbreaks in domestic animals and humans: A retrospective secondary analysis of reported cases over two decades (2005-2024).One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Epidemiological Characteristics of Anthrax andChina CDC weekly · 2026Article
- Hair and wool of ruminants and canines as environmental vectors of Bacillus anthracis and potential human exposure in anthrax-endemic regions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Spatial-Temporal and Risk Factor Insights for Optimizing Livestock Anthrax Vaccination Strategies in Karnataka, India.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Anthrax in one health in Southern and Southeastern Europe - the effect of climate change?Veterinary research communications · 2024Review
- Unveiling the global reach of African anthrax research: A bibliometric study.Science in One Health · 2024Article
- Drivers and potential distribution of anthrax occurrence and incidence at national and sub-county levels across Kenya from 2006 to 2020 using INLA.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Seroprevalence of sheeppox and goatpox virus in Asia and African continent: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Scientometrics).Veterinary world · 2022Article
- A Retrospective Study on the Epidemiology of Anthrax Among Livestock from 2011 to 2020 in Awi Administrative Zone, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia.Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimAnthrax, caused by the soil-borne spore-forming bacteria called MATERIALS AND
methodsA literature review was performed using online databases, namely, PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Biomed Central, and Science Direct, to extract relevant publications worldwide between 1992 and 2020.</AQ9> Initially, 174 articles were selected, and after scrutinizing, 24 articles reporting the prevalence of anthrax were found to be adequate for the final meta-analysis. The statistical study was accompanied by employing fixed effects and random effects models using R.
resultsThe pooled prevalence of anthrax globally was 28% (95% confidence interval, 26-30%) from 2452 samples through the fixed effects model. Continent-wise subgroup analysis through the random effects model revealed that the pooled prevalence of anthrax was highest in Africa (29%) and least in North America (21%).
conclusionIn these publications, anthrax causes economic loss to farmers and, thus, to the world. Hence, controlling anthrax infections in high-risk regions are essential by implementing appropriate control measures to decrease the effect of the disease, thereby reducing economic loss.
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