Brucellosis seroprevalence in dairy cattle in China during 2008-2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Brucellosis seroprevalence in dairy cattle in China during 2008-2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Trop. 2018 Oct 08;: Authors: Ran X, Cheng J, Wang M, Chen X, Wang H, Ge Y, Ni H, Zhang XX, Wen X Abstract Brucellosis remains one of the most common zoonotic diseases globally with more than a half million human cases reported annually. The Brucella reservoir associated with livestock brucellosis poses a significant threat to public health, and awareness of the seroprevalence and spatial distribution of livestock brucellosis is valuable for the prevention and control of diseases caused by Brucella, especially human brucellosis. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the seroprevalence of brucellosis in dairy cattle in China. We retrieved 88 studies related to the seroprevalence of brucellosis in dairy cattle in China in which samples were harvested between 2008 and 2018. The results of our systematic review and meta-analysis reveal that the overall seroprevalence of brucellosis in dairy cattle herds in China was 1.9% during the selected period, rising from 1.6% in 2008-2012 to 2.6% in 2013-2018. In Northern China, where the traditional agropastoral areas with more developed animal breeding industry are located, the brucellosis seroprevalence was >10%. In contrast, the seroprevalence of brucellosis in Southern China reached only 5.5%. At the provincial level, the highest brucellosis se...
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