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SynthesisTransboundary and emerging diseases2026

The Burden and Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Humans in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Tsegaye Shamebo, Aboma Zewude, Temesgen Mohammed, Nabeeha Abdelgaleel Hassan, Robert Barigye, Markos Tibbo, Ali Artaman, Gobena Ameni

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Synthesis in Transboundary and emerging diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Tsegaye ShameboDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, P.O. Box 144534, Academic City, Dubai, UAE, zu.ac.ae.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-2877
Aboma ZewudeDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, uaeu.ac.ae.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6087-0129
Temesgen MohammedDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, uaeu.ac.ae.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8727-8707
Nabeeha Abdelgaleel HassanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, uaeu.ac.ae.
Robert BarigyeDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, uaeu.ac.ae.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8420-075X
Markos TibboSubregional Office for the Gulf-Cooperation Council States and Yemen, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, P.O. Box 62072, Abu Dhabi City, Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE, fao.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-6486
Ali ArtamanDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, P.O. Box 144534, Academic City, Dubai, UAE, zu.ac.ae.
Gobena AmeniDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, uaeu.ac.ae.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3987-0671

Funding

UAE University (UAEU)Zayed University 12R343Zayed University 23215
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zoonotic tuberculosis (zTB) includes human tuberculosis caused by animal-associated Mycobacterium species, Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) being the major cause of zTB. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the pooled burden of human M. bovis infection and describe the genetic diversity of M. bovis isolated from humans in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A literature search was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar, followed by manual screening of additional references. The literature used for this paper were published between 2000 and 2025. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of human M. bovis infection. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I

Indexed as

Genetic VariationMycobacterium bovisTuberculosisAfrica, NorthernAnimalsHumansMiddle EastPrevalenceclonal complexgenetic diversityMENA regionMycobacterium bovisprevalencezoonotic tuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID42836393
PMCPMC13639931

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