Global prevalence and epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Eslahi, Aida Vafae, Hashemipour, Sima, Olfatifar, Meysam, Houshmand, Elham, Hajialilo, Elham, Mahmoudi, Razzagh, Badri, Milad, Ketzis, Jennifer K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.01.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Animals; Annual rainfall; Asymptomatic; Breeding of animals; Canidae; Canine; Climate; Disease Reservoirs - veterinary; Diseases; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - parasitology; Dogs; Epidemiology; Feces; Females; Global Health; helminths; Humans; Humidity; Income; Infections; International aspects; Meta-analysis; Neglected tropical disease; One Health initiative; Parasitic diseases; Parasitological research; Pathogens; Population studies; Prevalence; Rain; Rainfall; Risk factors; Sample size; Sedimentation & deposition; Shelters; Soil transmitted helminth; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Statistics; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis; Strongyloidiasis - epidemiology; Strongyloidiasis - parasitology; Strongyloidiasis - veterinary; Systematic review; temperature; Tropical climate; Tropical diseases; Tropical environment; Tropical environments; Zoonoses; Zoonoses - epidemiology; Zoonoses - parasitology; Soil transmitted helminth; Systematic review; Neglected tropical disease; Strongyloides stercoralis; Canine

Strongyloides stercoralis, a soil-transmitted helminth, occurs in humans, non-human primates, dogs, cats and wild canids. The zoonotic potential between these hosts is not well understood with data available on prevalence primarily focused on humans. To increase knowledge on prevalence, this review...