Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37929289›Full record

ReviewFrontiers in veterinary science2023

Zoonotic diseases transmitted from the camels.

Abdelmalik Ibrahim Khalafalla

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Pneumo-/enteritis in dromedary camels (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026
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  15. The impact of parasitic diseases on dromedary camel (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025
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  16. Phylogenetic evidence for nationwide expansionFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  20. Exposure toPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abdelmalik Ibrahim KhalafallaDevelopment and Innovation Sector, Biosecurity Affairs Division, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi Health Services · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Zoonotic diseases, infections transmitted naturally from animals to humans, pose a significant public health challenge worldwide. After MERS-CoV was discovered, interest in camels was raised as potential intermediate hosts for zoonotic viruses. Most published review studies pay little attention to case reports or zoonotic epidemics where there is epidemiological proof of transmission from camels to humans. Accordingly, any pathogen found in camels known to cause zoonotic disease in other animals or humans is reported. Methods: Here, zoonotic diseases linked to camels are reviewed in the literature, focusing on those with epidemiological or molecular evidence of spreading from camels to humans. This review examines the risks posed by camel diseases to human health, emphasizing the need for knowledge and awareness in mitigating these risks. Results: A search of the literature revealed that eight (36.4%) of the 22 investigations that offered convincing evidence of camel-to-human transmission involved MERS, five (22.7%) Brucellosis, four (18.2%) plague caused by Conclusion: MERS, Brucellosis, plague caused by

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camelscamel-to-human transmission eventsliterature reviewrisks to human healthzoonotic diseases

Identifiers

PMID37929289
PMCPMC10620500
OpenAlexW4387779127

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