Global Seropositivity of Swine Leptospirosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

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Hosaneide Gomes de Araújo¹  Clécio Henrique Limeira¹  Vitória Viviane Ferreira de Aquino¹  Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela²  Clebert José Alves¹  Severino Silvano dos Santos Higino¹  Carolina de Sousa Américo Batista Santos¹  Sérgio Santos de Azevedo¹ 

[1] Academic Unit of Veterinary Medicine ,(UAMV), Federal University of Campina Grande;Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Institute of Paraíba

关键词: Leptospira spp.;    pig;    serology;    epidemiology;    control;    one health;   

DOI  :  10.3390/tropicalmed8030158

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Leptospirosis is a major threat to public health worldwide; however, there is no study focused on global seropositivity in pigs. In this study, we grouped publications and performed a systematic review with meta-analysis to gather data related to swine leptospirosis seropositivity published globally. The search method initially used returned a total of 1183 results, of which 20 met all predefined criteria and were therefore included in this review. Meta-analysis with general data was performed and a combined seropositivity of 21.95% was found. Seropositivity was 36.40% in South America, 34.05% in North America, 22.18% in Africa, 17.40% in Oceania, 13.30% in Europe and 13.36% in Asia. The results suggest that there is high seropositivity for leptospirosis in pigs worldwide. Information compiled from this research is relevant to understanding the spread of leptospirosis globally. It is expected that these indicators will contribute to a better understanding of the epidemiology of the disease with a focus on its control and, consequently, on the reduction of cases in the human and animal population.

【 授权许可】

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