Systematic review and meta‐analysis of seroprevalence studies of West Nile virus in equids in Europe between 2001 and 2018

Autor: Janet M. Daly, Marine B. C. Metz, Marta Barba, O.T. Olufemi
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 68:1814-1823
ISSN: 1865-1682
1865-1674
Popis: There is some evidence that West Nile virus (WNV), which causes encephalomyelitis in equids, is an emerging disease in Europe. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to analyse seroprevalence studies of WNV in equids in European countries between 2001 and 2018. Two electronic databases, PubMed and Scopus, were searched for relevant publications published from 2001 to 2018 using predetermined keywords. A total of 1,484 papers were initially found. After applying the eligibility criteria, 39 papers were finally included in the systematic review. Analysis of 28,089 equids from 16 European countries revealed a pooled seroprevalence of 8% (95% CI 5%-12%, p
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