Table 2.

Cases of human hydatidosis reported in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries (data from 1944 to 2018).

Study area	N	Np	%	Diagnostic test	Period	Score	Quality index score	References
Tanzania	959	10	1.0	Ultrasound	1985	7	0.7	Macpherson et al. (1989a)
	2749	122	4.4	Surgery	1968–1986
	959	10	1.0	Ultrasound	1985–1987	5	0.5	Macpherson et al. (1989b)
Mozambique	52,400	10	0.02	Post-mortem	1944–1967	2	0,2	de Almeida et al. (1968)
South Africa	60	14	23.3	Biopsy	1995–2010	4	0.4	Wahlers et al. (2011)
	22	2	9.09	Surgery	2012–2017	2	0.2	Kloppers et al. (2019)