The prevalence of microsporidia in China : A systematic review and meta-analysis

Microsporidia are a diverse parasite phylum infecting host from all major taxa in all global biomes. This research was conducted to conclude the prevalence of microsporidia in China. All published articles up to February 16, 2018 were considered, including descriptive, cross-sectional, case-control...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2019-02, Vol.9 (1), p.3174-3174, Article 3174
Main Authors: Qiu, Luyao, Xia, Wanyuan, Li, Wendao, Ping, Jing, Ding, Songtao, Liu, Handeng
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Bovidae
Caprinae
Cattle
Epidemiology
Genotype & phenotype
Genotypes
Humanities and Social Sciences
Immunodeficiency
Meta-analysis
Microsporidia
multidisciplinary
Nosema
Ovis aries
Parasites
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Suidae
Systematic review
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Summary:Microsporidia are a diverse parasite phylum infecting host from all major taxa in all global biomes. This research was conducted to conclude the prevalence of microsporidia in China. All published articles up to February 16, 2018 were considered, including descriptive, cross-sectional, case-control and epidemiology studies. A total of 1052 articles were separated after literature search. After a strict selection according to our criteria, 82 articles were included in qualitative synthesis and ultimately 52 studies were included in quantitative synthesis. Three species of microsporidia were confirmed to exist in China, including Enterocytozoon bieneusi ( E . bieneusi ), Nosema and Encephalitozoon cuniculi ( E . cuniculi ). The highest overall estimated prevalence of E . bieneusi in humans was 8.1%, which was observed in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients (AIDS). Moreover, the prevalence of E . bieneusi in animals including the cattle, dogs, pigs, deer, sheep and goats were analyszed in this study. The overall estimated prevalence of E . bieneusi acquired by using the random effects model in meta-analysis in cattle, dogs, pigs, sheep and goats and deer was 20.0% (95% confidence intervals: 0.133–0.266, I 2  = 98.031%, p  
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-39290-3