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Published in: European Journal of Medical Research 1/2021

Open Access 01-12-2021 | Listeria | Review

The prevalence of Listeria species in different food items of animal and plant origin in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Kuma Diriba, Ephrem Awulachew, Kuma Diribsa

Published in: European Journal of Medical Research | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Background

Listeriosis is one of the important emerging zoonotic disease affecting human health following the consumption of contaminated food of animal origin. It results in serious clinical complications in humans with a high case facility rate. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of Listeria species in Ethiopia.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Library. All identified observational studies reporting the prevalence of Listeria species in different food items of animal and plant origin in Ethiopia were included. Three authors independently extracted data and analyzed them using STATA Version 13 statistical software. A random effects model was computed to estimate the pooled prevalence of Listeria species in Ethiopia.

Results

After reviewing 122 studies, five studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in the meta-analysis. The findings from the five studies revealed that the pooled prevalence of Listeria species in different food items of animal and plant origin in Ethiopia was 27% (95% CI 25, 29). The highest prevalence of Listeria species was reported in beef meat followed by ice cream with prevalence rates of 62% (95% CI 50, 75) and 43% (95% CI 33, 53), respectively.

Conclusion

The presence of Listeria species in different food items of animal and plant origin in Ethiopia is an indicator of the presence of public health hazards to the consumer, particularly to the high-risk groups. Hence, awareness creation on food safety and implementation of regulations is strongly recommended.
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Metadata
Title
The prevalence of Listeria species in different food items of animal and plant origin in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
Kuma Diriba
Ephrem Awulachew
Kuma Diribsa
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
European Journal of Medical Research / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 2047-783X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-021-00532-8

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