Prevalence of Cryptosporidium Infection in the Global Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

• Published in: Acta parasitologica Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 882 - 889
• Main Authors: Dong, Shurong, Yang, Ya, Wang, Yingjian, Yang, Dongjian, Yang, Yu, Shi, Ying, Li, Chunlin, Li, Linhan, Chen, Yue, Jiang, Qingwu, Zhou, Yibiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Ecology; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Original Paper; Parasitology; Cryptosporidiosis; Global health; Protozoan infections; Prevalence; Meta-analysis

Background Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that can infect both humans and animals and cause cryptosporidiosis. We aimed to estimate the global prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection. Methods In this study, Web of Science, Medline and PubMed were searched for relative articles, published be...