Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences,Qazvin, Iran.
Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 Nov 17;29(7-8):1265-1276. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1875007. Epub 2021 Apr 28.
Ocular toxocariasis (OT) is a zoonotic infection caused by larval stages of and . The current review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the global prevalence of OT.
Five English (PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) databases were explored and 101 articles met the inclusion criteria.
The pooled prevalence (95% confidence interval) of OT was higher in immunological studies (9%. 6-12%) than in studies that applied ophthalmic examination (1%. 1-2%). The lower middle-income level countries had the highest prevalence (6%. 2-12%) as well as the African region (10%. 7-13%). The highest infection rate (4%. 2-7%) was detected in the 1-25 mean age group.
Regular anthelminthic treatment of cats and dogs, and removal of animal feces from public places must be considered.
眼弓蛔虫病(OT)是由 和 的幼虫引起的人畜共患病感染。本综述和荟萃分析旨在评估全球 OT 的流行率。
检索了五个英文数据库(PubMed、Scopus、Science Direct、Web of Science 和 Google Scholar),并纳入了 101 篇符合条件的文章。
免疫学研究中 OT 的总患病率(95%置信区间)高于眼科检查研究(1%,1-2%)。中低收入水平国家的患病率最高(6%,2-12%),非洲地区也较高(10%,7-13%)。年龄在 1-25 岁的人群感染率最高(4%,2-7%)。
必须考虑定期对猫和狗进行驱虫治疗,并清除公共场所的动物粪便。