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Table 2 Overall pooled estimates of MBV infection in different subgroups

From: Current epidemiological status of mosquito-borne arboviruses in Gulf countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroups

Prevalence

[95% CIs] (%)

Number of studies analysed

Total number of subjects

Heterogeneity

Publication Bias, Egger’s

test (p-value)

I2

p-value

MBV in Human

 Total

22.5 [13.7; 31.4]

31

34,367

100%

< 0.0001

0.0003

Reported Virus

 DENV

32.4 [22.6; 42.1]

19

24,133

100%

< 0.0001

0.0556

 RVFV

10.1 [ 0.0; 27.8]

9

8053

100%

< 0.0001

NA

 WNV

6.4 [0.4; 12.3]

2

2141

92%

< 0.01

NA

 CHIKV

2.4 [0.0; 6.4]

2

2032

81%

0.02

NA

Country

 Saudi Arabia

22.3 [13.2; 31.3]

28

30,307

100%

< 0.0001

0.0009

 Qatar

3.8 [3.2; 4.4]

2

3810

0%

0.34

NA

 Oman

67.7 [61.4; 73.4]

1

250

NA

NA

NA

MBV in Animal

 Total

11.6 [0.5; 22.7]

13

19,062

99%

< 0.01

0.0137

Reported Virus

 RVFV

1.5 [0.0; 3.7]

8

18,018

90%

< 0.01

NA

 WNV

27.7 [3.8; 51.6]

5

1044

100%

< 0.01

NA

Country

 Saudi Arabia

12.6 [0.6; 24.5]

12

18,802

99%

< 0.01

NA

 Qatar

0.0 [0.0; 1.4]

1

260

NA

NA

NA

  1. CIs: Confidence intervals; NA: Not applicable