SynthesisFrontiers in veterinary science2026
Bovine tuberculosis in the Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence and
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- The Burden and Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Humans in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
Introduction: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is endemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region causing major threat to dairy production and milk consumers. This paper presents a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of bTB prevalence and Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and relevant regional databases. Thirty-eight studies met the criteria and included in the meta-analysis. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate pooled prevalence. Additional analyses were done on sensitivity, meta-regression, and publication bias. Results: A total of 38 studies comprising 100,094 animals and 2,830 confirmed bTB cases were included in the meta-analysis. Screening test-based pooled prevalence was 5.3% (95% CI: 2.5-10.7%) while confirmatory test-based pooled prevalence was 2.3% (95% CI: 1.4-3.7%). Based on confirmatory test, higher pooled prevalence was recorded in the Middle East (5%) than in the North Africa (2%) while the pooled prevalence in Egypt (1%) was lower than the pooled prevalence (5%) of the other MENA countries. High heterogeneity ( Conclusion: Low pooled prevalence with high heterogeneity was recorded in the MENA region. The dominance of European clonal complexes of Systematic review registration: Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium bovis in Animals in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [CRD420261326357].
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