Rodent Ectoparasites in the Middle East: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Search Strategy
2.2. Search of Relevant Articles
2.3. Quality Assessment of the Selected Articles
2.4. Data Extraction
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Analysis
3.2. Fleas Carried by Rodents in the Middle East
3.3. Lice Carried by Rodents in the Middle East
3.4. Mites Carried by Rodents in the Middle East
3.5. Ticks Carried by Rodents in the Middle East
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Islam, M.M.; Farag, E.; Eltom, K.; Hassan, M.M.; Bansal, D.; Schaffner, F.; Medlock, J.M.; Al-Romaihi, H.; Mkhize-Kwitshana, Z. Rodent Ectoparasites in the Middle East: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pathogens 2021, 10, 139. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020139
Islam MM, Farag E, Eltom K, Hassan MM, Bansal D, Schaffner F, Medlock JM, Al-Romaihi H, Mkhize-Kwitshana Z. Rodent Ectoparasites in the Middle East: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pathogens. 2021; 10(2):139. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020139
Chicago/Turabian StyleIslam, Md Mazharul, Elmoubashar Farag, Khalid Eltom, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Devendra Bansal, Francis Schaffner, Jolyon M. Medlock, Hamad Al-Romaihi, and Zilungile Mkhize-Kwitshana. 2021. "Rodent Ectoparasites in the Middle East: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" Pathogens 10, no. 2: 139. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020139
APA StyleIslam, M. M., Farag, E., Eltom, K., Hassan, M. M., Bansal, D., Schaffner, F., Medlock, J. M., Al-Romaihi, H., & Mkhize-Kwitshana, Z. (2021). Rodent Ectoparasites in the Middle East: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pathogens, 10(2), 139. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020139