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ArticleSystematic reviews2022

Fasciola spp. in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Vinh Hoang Quang, Bruno Levecke, Dung Do Trung, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Binh Vu Thi Lam, Katja Polman, Steven Callens, Pierre Dorny, Veronique Dermauw

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Fasciola spp. in Southeast Asia: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024
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  2. Molecular identification ofJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Vinh Hoang QuangDepartment of Parasitology, National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Bruno LeveckeDepartment of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Dung Do TrungDepartment of Parasitology, National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Brecht DevleesschauwerDepartment of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Binh Vu Thi LamDepartment of Parasitology, National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Katja PolmanUnit of Medical Helminthology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Steven CallensDepartment of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Pierre DornyDepartment of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Veronique DermauwUnit of Veterinary Helminthology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. vdermauw@itg.be.ORCID 0000-0001-8745-5304
Ghent University · BEInstituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde · BENational Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology · VN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFascioliasis is an emerging public health threat in a number of regions worldwide, including Southeast Asia. Up to now, a summary of current knowledge on the occurrence and the distribution in Southeast Asia is lacking. We therefore aim to gather recent information on the distribution and prevalence of and the associated risk factors for Fasciola spp. infections in humans, animals, and plant carriers in Southeast Asia.

methodsBibliographic and gray literature databases as well as reference lists of important review articles will be searched for relevant records that are published between January 1, 2000, and the search date. The systematic review will be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for reporting systematic reviews. The primary outcomes will be both the prevalence of Fasciola spp. in the human and animal hosts, and on plant carriers in Southeast Asia, and the risk factors for occurrence of Fasciola spp. Secondary outcomes are the prevalence of Fasciola spp. in subpopulations (e.g., children and patients visiting clinics), the mapping of different diagnostic tests used, and the occurrence of the different Fasciola spp. in the study region. A descriptive statistical analysis will be conducted, and a meta-analysis will be run to estimate the prevalence of human and animal fascioliasis respectively, in Southeast Asia. DISCUSSION: This systematic review will summarize the current knowledge on the epidemiology of Fasciola spp. infections in Southeast Asia. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: This systematic review has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), reference number: CRD42021261104 .

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FasciolaFascioliasisAnimalsAsia, SoutheasternMeta-Analysis as TopicPrevalencePublic HealthSystematic Reviews as TopicFasciolaHumanLiver flukeLivestockPlantsPublic healthSnail

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PMID35790977
PMCPMC9258220
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