TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in vegetables in Iran
T2 - a nineteen-years meta-analysis review
AU - Javanmard, Ehsan
AU - Mirsamadi, Elnaz Sadat
AU - Olfatifar, Meysam
AU - Ghasemi, Erfan
AU - Saki, Fatemeh
AU - Mirjalali, Hamed
AU - Zali, Mohammad Reza
AU - Karanis, Panagiotis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Cryptosporidium and Giardia are two major protozoa reported from vegetables and environment. The prevalence of these parasites supposes to be different regarding the climate zones. This review aimed to evaluate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in vegetables according to the major climate zones in Iran. The results showed pooled prevalence 7% (95% CI: 2%, 14%) and 4% (95% CI: 3%, 6%) for Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia spp., respectively. The prevalence of Giardia spp. in mountain, desert and semi-desert, and Mediterranean regions was 4% (95% CI: 2%, 6%), 5% (95% CI: 3%, 8%) and 7% (95% CI: 1%, 18%), respectively. Cryptosporidium spp. was reported 8% (95% CI: 0%, 65%), 6% (95% CI: 0%, 18%) and 4% (95% CI: 0%, 77%) from mountain, desert and semi-desert, and Mediterranean climate zones, respectively. This review suggests the higher prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Mediterranean and mountain regions, respectively.
AB - Cryptosporidium and Giardia are two major protozoa reported from vegetables and environment. The prevalence of these parasites supposes to be different regarding the climate zones. This review aimed to evaluate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in vegetables according to the major climate zones in Iran. The results showed pooled prevalence 7% (95% CI: 2%, 14%) and 4% (95% CI: 3%, 6%) for Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia spp., respectively. The prevalence of Giardia spp. in mountain, desert and semi-desert, and Mediterranean regions was 4% (95% CI: 2%, 6%), 5% (95% CI: 3%, 8%) and 7% (95% CI: 1%, 18%), respectively. Cryptosporidium spp. was reported 8% (95% CI: 0%, 65%), 6% (95% CI: 0%, 18%) and 4% (95% CI: 0%, 77%) from mountain, desert and semi-desert, and Mediterranean climate zones, respectively. This review suggests the higher prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Mediterranean and mountain regions, respectively.
KW - Climate conditions
KW - Cryptosporidium
KW - Giardia
KW - Meta-analysis
KW - Systematic review
KW - Vegetable farms
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85096601617
U2 - 10.1007/s40201-020-00493-w
DO - 10.1007/s40201-020-00493-w
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85096601617
SN - 2052-336X
VL - 18
SP - 1629
EP - 1641
JO - Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
JF - Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
IS - 2
ER -
