01814nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653002400076653005700100653002100157653001700178653001800195653001000213653001500223653001400238100001400252700001100266700001200277700001200289700001200301245009500313300001200408490000800420520108300428022002501511       2023                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aInfectious Diseases10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Medicine10aParasitology10aCysticercosis10aIndia10aPrevalence10aTaeniasis1 aBalodhi A1 aJain K1 aGupta P1 aDeeba F1 aSalam N00aA meta-analysis on the prevalence of Taenia solium and Taenia saginata infections in India  a539-5450 v1173 a<p>Tapeworm infections in humans are considered to be a significant public health menace. Despite its public health importance, the data on tapeworm infection remains fragmented and underutilised. The present study reviews the overall burden and distribution of taeniasis and cysticercosis caused by Taenia solium and Taenia saginata in India by conducting a systematic review of the scientific literature based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.</p>

<p>Data from 19 eligible articles were analysed and the prevalence of T. solium–associated taeniasis/cysticercosis was found to be 11.06% (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.856 to 16.119) and the prevalence of T. saginata–associated taeniasis was found to be 4.7% (95% CI 3.301 to 6.301). This systematic review and meta-analysis provides a comprehensive analysis of the available literature on tapeworm infections and assesses the burden of Taenia infection from India, identifying areas of high prevalence requiring active surveillance and public health interventions.</p>
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