02401nas a2200409   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002400058653005700082653002100139653002400160653002200184653001400206653002200220653001800242100001600260700001800276700001200294700001600306700001900322700001300341700001300354700001500367700001600382700001800398700001400416700001400430700001400444700001200458700001300470700001400483245012000497856015300617300000900770520119800779022001401977       2024                            d  bElsevier BV10aInfectious Diseases10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Medicine10aTrichuris infection10aglobal prevalence10aintensity10asystematic review10ameta-analysis1 aBehniafar H1 aSepidarkish M1 aTadi MJ1 aValizadeh S1 aGholamrezaei M1 aHamidi F1 aPazoki H1 aAlizadeh F1 aKianifard N1 aNooshabadi MS1 aBagheri K1 aHemmati F1 aHemmati T1 aTori NA1 aSiddiq A1 aRostami A00aThe global prevalence of Trichuris trichiura infection in humans (2010-2023): A systematic review and meta-analysis  uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603412400056X/pdfft?md5=bce43bbb070cb33f4fcf7aac3d287d84&pid=1-s2.0-S187603412400056X-main.pdf  a1-223 a<p>This systematic review and meta-analysis study aimed to evaluate global&nbsp;<em>Trichuris</em>&nbsp;infection prevalence, assessing progress towards the WHO's 2030 target. We searched international databases from 2010–2023, categorizing data by regions and socio-economic variables using a random-effects model. Analyzing 757 articles covering 7,154,842 individuals from 78 countries, the study found a pooled global prevalence of (6.64%–7.57%), with the highest rates in the Caribbean (21.72%; 8.90–38.18%) and South-East Asia (20.95; 15.71–26.71%) regions. Southern Africa (9.58; 2.11–21.46%), Latin America (9.58; 2.11–21.46%), and Middle Africa Middle Africa (8.94; 6.31–11.98%) also exhibited high prevalence. Eastern Europe had the lowest prevalence at 0.16% (0.09–0.24). Approximately 513 (480–547) million people worldwide were estimated to harbor&nbsp;<em>Trichuris</em>. Moreover ~1.5% of people tested worldwide (2010-2023) had a moderate to heavy intensity of infection. The study emphasizes the persistent global health threat of&nbsp;<em>Trichuris</em>&nbsp;infection, urging tailored strategies for effective control and prevention on a global scale.</p>
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