A systematic review and meta-analysis on the global prevalence of microsporidia infection among dogs: a zoonotic concern

Table 3 All the studies investigating the global prevalence of microsporidia in dogs according to serological methods

First author	Publication year	Country	Type of sample	Diagnostic methods	Sample size	Infected	Quality assessment
Stefkovic	2001	Slovakia	Serum	IFA	178	53	7
Akerstedt	2003	Norway	Serum	IFA	237	0	10
Halanova et al.	2003	Slovakia	Serum	IFA	193	73	10
Lindsay et al. ^a	2009	Brazil	Serum	DAT	113	27	10
Lindsay et al. ^a	2009	Colombia	Serum	DAT	254	19	10
Malcekova et al.	2010	Slovakia	Serum	ELISA	111	17	10
Sasaki et al.	2011	Japan	Serum	ELISA and WB	472	103	10
Cray and Rivas	2013	USA	Serum	ELISA	125	27	9
Abu-Akkada et al.	2015	Egypt	Serum	ELISA	20	8	8

IFA immunofluorescence assay, DAT direct agglutination test, ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, WB western blot
^aA study including two datasets, based on the countries

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