Table 2 Subgroup analysis of continents, countries and animal type (sheep and goats), based on molecular methods
Variables | Datasets (n) | Total samples (n) | Infected (n) | Pooled prevalence% (95% CI) | Heterogeneity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Continent/countries | Â | I2 (%) | Q-value | P-value | t2 | |||
Africa | 3 | 212 | 21 | 8.7% (2.9–23.6%) | 74.592 | 7.871 | 0.020 | 0.695 |
Egypt | 3 | 212 | 21 | 8.7% (2.9–23.6%) | 74.592 | 7.871 | 0.000 | 0.695 |
America | 1 | 125 | 24 | 19.2% (13.2–27.1%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Brazil | 1 | 125 | 24 | 19.2% (13.2–27.1%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Asia | 26 | 9925 | 1979 | 17.6% (13.1–23.3%) | 97.517 | 1007.573 | 0.000 | 0.766 |
China | 24 | 9822 | 1962 | 17.9% (13.1–23.8%) | 97.708 | 1003.573 | 0.000 | 0.774 |
Thailand | 1 | 73 | 14 | 19.2% (11.7–29.8%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Iran | 1 | 30 | 3 | 10% (3.3–26.8%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Europe | 4 | 169 | 50 | 10.2% (1.4–48.3%) | 80.248 | 15.188 | 0.002 | 3.466 |
Slovakia | 2 | 53 | 0 | 1.9% (0.3–12.1%) | 0.000 | 0.059 | 0.808 | 0.000 |
Spain | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% (2–58.1%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Sweden | 1 | 109 | 49 | 45% (35.9–54.4%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Animal type | ||||||||
 Sheep | 20 | 6836 | 1401 | 17.4% (11.8–25%) | 97.747 | 843.168 | 0.000 | 0.970 |
 Goat | 14 | 3595 | 666 | 16% (11.2–22.4%) | 93.902 | 213.175 | 0.000 | 0.479 |