SynthesisEuropean journal of public health2025
Bartonellosis in World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region, a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Wild canids as reservoirs of zoonotic Bartonella species in Israel.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Ectoparasite-borneParasitology · 2026Article
- Molecular Detection ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- First isolation and genomic insights ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Emerging Risk of Flea-BorneInsects · 2025Article
- Estimated prevalence and genetic diversity ofOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Perspectives and future directions on the prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging vector-borne and zoonotic diseases: findings from across the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.European journal of public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Bartonella is a vector-borne zoonotic pathogen, which could also be transmitted directly and cause a variety of clinical illnesses. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Bartonella in countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMR) region. We searched using the keywords Bartonella and the name of each country in the WHO-EMR in databases such as PubMed, ISI (Web of Science), Scopus, and Google Scholar, with a publication date range of 1990-2022 and limited to English articles. We evaluated the quality of the studies using the STROBE 6-item checklist and used the random effects model to integrate the findings of the included studies. A total of 45 papers out of 240 were included in the analysis. The results showed the prevalence of Bartonella infection among endocarditis patients was 3.8% (95% CI: 0.2-7.4) and the seroprevalence of Bartonella among other people was 27.5% (95% CI: 13.5-41.5). The overall prevalence of Bartonella spp. among animals, as determined by molecular, serological, and culture methods, was 11.9% (95% CI: 5.7-18.2), 38.9% (95% CI: 27.5-50.2), and 1.7% (95% CI: 0.5-2.9), respectively. Furthermore, the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in ectoparasites was 3.9% (95% CI: 3.5-5.2), with fleas (6.2%) showing a higher prevalence compared to lice (4.9%) and ticks (1.0%). The detection of Bartonella in all animal and ectoparasites species and human populations in the WHO-EMR with prevalence ranging from 0.3% to 23% is concerning, emphasizes the importance of conducting more comprehensive studies to gain a deeper understanding of the spread of Bartonella in these areas.
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