Milad Badri1, Aida Vafae Eslahi1, Meysam Olfatifar2, Sahar Dalvand3, Elham Houshmand4, Amir Abdoli5, Hamidreza Majidiani6, Ali Eslami7,8, Mohammad Zibaei9, Morteza Ghanbari Johkool1, Ali Taghipour10, Sima Hashemipour1. 1. Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences,Qazvin, Iran. 2. Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Functional Neurosurgery Research Center, Shohada Tajrish Comprehensive Neurosurgical Center of Excellence,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Guilan, Iran. 5. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran. 6. Zoonotic Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. 7. Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 8. Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 9. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. 10. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Ocular toxocariasis (OT) is a zoonotic infection caused by larval stages of Toxocara canis and T. cati. The current review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the global prevalence of OT. METHODS: Five English (PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) databases were explored and 101 articles met the inclusion criteria. RESULTS: The pooled prevalence (95% confidence interval) of OT was higher in immunological studies (9%. 6-12%) than in studies that applied ophthalmic examination (1%. 1-2%). The lower middle-income level countries had the highest prevalence (6%. 2-12%) as well as the African region (10%. 7-13%). The highest infection rate (4%. 2-7%) was detected in the 1-25 mean age group. CONCLUSION: Regular anthelminthic treatment of cats and dogs, and removal of animal feces from public places must be considered.
PURPOSE: Ocular toxocariasis (OT) is a zoonotic infection caused by larval stages of Toxocara canis and T. cati. The current review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the global prevalence of OT. METHODS: Five English (PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) databases were explored and 101 articles met the inclusion criteria. RESULTS: The pooled prevalence (95% confidence interval) of OT was higher in immunological studies (9%. 6-12%) than in studies that applied ophthalmic examination (1%. 1-2%). The lower middle-income level countries had the highest prevalence (6%. 2-12%) as well as the African region (10%. 7-13%). The highest infection rate (4%. 2-7%) was detected in the 1-25 mean age group. CONCLUSION: Regular anthelminthic treatment of cats and dogs, and removal of animal feces from public places must be considered.
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Keywords:
Toxocariasis; humans; ocular larva migrans; public health; zoonoses