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. 2022 Sep 6;15:100432. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100432

Table 1.

Characteristics of the included studies.

Brucellosis
Reference Author Duration Sample Name Test Technique Occupation Group (positive/Total) Quality score
[33] Beheshti et al. (2010) N/A Blood Rose Bengal plate test (RBT), standard tube agglutination test (SAT) Veterinary assistants (6/15), veterinarian students (0/42), butchers (2/52), slaughterhouse workers (2/17), and chefs (1/3) 8
[34] Nahar and Ahmed (2009) 2007 Blood Rose Bengal plate test (RBT), standard tube agglutination test (SAT) Clinical attendant (1/13), animal owner (1/7), butchers (0/4), veterinary science Students (1/26) 8
[35] Cadmus et al. (2006) 2004 Blood Rose Bengal test (RBT) butchers (7/11), herdsmen (0/11) 7
[36] Nasinyama et al. (2014) N/A Blood Standard Tube Agglutination Test and ELISA cattle keepers (21/161) 8
[37] Tasiame et al. (2016) 2011 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Delivery assistants (10/160), cattle drovers (8/18) 8
[38] Ali et al. (2017) N/A Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) butchers (0/30) 8
[39] Acharya et al. (2018) 2012 Blood ELISA N/A 7
[40] Holt et al. (2021) 2015–2017 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Dairy Farmers (57/585) 8
[41] Omer et al. (2002) 2000 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) dairy farm workers (10/132), veterinary personnel (1/22), pastoral area (6/156) 8
[42] Miller et al. (2016) 2011 Blood ELISA N/A 6
[43] Mufinda et al. (2017) 2012 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) workers (7/131), cattle breeders (32/192) 8
[44] Adesiyun et al. (2011) 2006 Blood ELISA livestock/farm workers (0/394), abattoir workers (0/99) 7
[45] Yohannes Gemechu and Paul Singh Gill (2011) 2008–2009 Blood Rose Bengal test and serum/ standard agglutination test Veterinarians and pharmacists (43/126), para-veterinarians (3/16), animal attendants and dairy farmers (13/78), miscellaneous (5/21) 8
[46] Swai and Schoonman (2009) 2004 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) Abattoir workers (8/41), livestock farmers (2/67), non-livestock keepers (0/38), veterinary/meat inspectors (0/11) 8
[47] Shome et al. (2017) N/A Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Animal handlers (15/93), veterinarians (50/833), para-veterinarians (8/49), artificial inseminators (1/18), veterinary students (0/57) 8
[48] Ebrahimpour et al. (2012) 2010 Blood Wright Tube Agglutination test Planter, farmer, housewives, worker, students 6
[49] Meirelles-Bartoli et al. (2012) 2006 Blood Rose Bengal test and serum/ standard agglutination test N/A 6
[14] Ali et al. (2013) 2011 Blood Rose Bengal test and serum/ standard agglutination test Veterinary personnel (0/31), milker (1/53), abattoir worker (10/54), livestock farmer (7/107) 8
[50] Kumara et al. (2015) N/A Blood Rose Bengal test and serum/ standard agglutination test Veterinarians (4/75) 8
[51] Mangtani et al. (2020) 2015–2017 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA N/A 7
[52] Doni et al. (2017) 2013 Blood Rose Bengal test and serum/ standard agglutination test Family farmers (42/461), seasonal migratory workers (39/246) 8
[53] Aghaali et al. (2015) 2013 Blood Standard tube agglutination test N/A 6
[54] Priyadarshini et al. (2013) N/A Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Veterinary officer (0/14), farmer (1/11), exposed animal handler (1/27), slaughter house worker (2/16) 8
[55] Rahman et al. (2019) N/A Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) Worker (3/437) 7
[56] Adamu et al. (2015) N/A Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) Animal handlers (5/40), livestock keepers (4/25), butchers (2/20), middle men (0/15) 8
[57] Shirima and Kunda (2016) 2005–2006 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) N/A 7
[58] Aworh et al. (2013) 2010–2011 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Abattoir workers (54/224) 7
[59] Al-Haddad et al. (2013) 2009 Blood Standard tube agglutination test Farmer (40/456), shepherd (3/47), butcher (0/5) 8
[60] Rahman et al. (2012) 2007–2008 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Livestock farmer (10/386), milker (10/55), butcher (1/40), veterinary practitioner (1/19) 8
[61] Esmaeili et al. (2016) 2011 Blood ELISA and standard tube agglutination test Butchers and slaughterhouse workers (15/190) 7
[62] Mamani et al. (2018) 2014–2015 Blood Standard tube agglutination test Butchers (19/93), slaughterhouse workers (7/79), veterinarians (3/17) 8
[63] Yoo et al. (2009) N/A Blood Standard tube agglutination test Handlers of residual products (6/351), slaughterer (6/889), inspectors and their assistants (0/190), grading testers and their assistants (0/92) 8
[64] Schneider et al. (2013) N/A Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) Slaughterhouse workers (6/134) 7
[65] Khalili et al. (2012) 2011 Blood ELISA Slaughterhouse workers (44/75) 8
[66] Esmaeili et al. (2019) 2017 Blood ELISA Butchers and general population (92/289) 7
[67] Mukhtar and Kokab (2008) 2008 Blood ELISA Animal keeper (15/40), loader (4/12), Vet/paravet (3/ 9), slaughterer (23/ 85), meat seller (30/16), cleaner (3/20), driver (0/28) 8
[68] Amegashie et al. (2016) 2014 Blood ELISA Animal contact at work (5/54), meat processing (17/148) 8
[69] Escobar et al. (2013) 2005–2011 Blood Serum agglutination test (SAT) Slaughterhouse workers (32/200) 7
[70] Zein and Sabahelkhier (2015) 2012 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) Veterinarians (2/21), meat-inspectors (6/39), abattoir workers (99/407), animal handlers (76/286) 8
[71] Theses (2019) N/A Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Hospital (6/127), veterinarians (4/23), students (0/41), pathological laboratory (8/171) 8
[27] Tsegay et al. (2017) 2013–2014 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) Abattoir workers (54/224) 8
[72] Sadighi et al. (2020) N/A Blood ELISA Dairy farm workers (2/196) 7
[73] Amegashie et al. (2017) 2013 Blood Rose Bengal tests, PCR Slaughterhouse workers (98/220) 7
[74] Rezaee et al. (2012) 2010–2011 Blood Serum agglutination test (SAT) Butcher (5/32), rancher (6/20), slaughter house worker (12/60), milk product seller (2/18) 8
[75] El-Moselhy et al. (2018) N/A Blood ELISA Veterinary doctors (6/23), administrators (5/27), veterinary workers (17/46), peelers (38/115) 8
[76] Kamga et al. (2021) 2019 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Slaughterhouse workers (8/61), herdsmen (19/101), butchers (7/84), veterinarians (0/11), meat or milk sellers (0/16) 8
[77] Igawe et al. (2020) 2017 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Slaughterers (27/79), slaughterer/meat sellers (38/98), livestock seller/farmers (3/12), meat inspector/vets (8/20), meat sellers (20/66) 8
[78] Owowo et al. (2019) 2018 Blood ELISA Herdsmen, abattoir, livestock worker 7
[79] Sagamiko et al. (2019) 2015–2016 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Shepherd (1/75), livestock officer (0/11), butcher men (3/57), abattoir worker (2/186), milking man (0/72), animal product (0/24) 8
[80] Ron-Román et al. (2014) 2006–2008 Blood ELISA N/A 6
[81] Ali et al. (2021) N/A Blood Rose Bengal tests, PCR Veterinary students (0/45), shepherds (0/44), veterinarians (1/44), dung cake makers (1/52), milkers (5/63), abattoir workers (13/211) 8
[82] Madut et al. (2019) 2015–2016 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Vet assistant (12/21), butcher (45/94), health worker (9/14), meat handler (25/57), administrator (2/4) 8
[83] Proch et al. (2018) 2015–2016 Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA Veterinarian (2/51), nurse (41/133), handler (21/95) 8
[84] Nakeel et al. (2016) N/A Blood Rose Bengal Plate Test and ELISA N/A 6



Tuberculosis
Author, Year Sample name Test Technique Occupation Group (positive/Total) Quality score
[85] Bekele et al. (2016) 2012–2013 Nasal swab PCR Dairy farm worker (16/25) 7
[7] Alelign et al. (2019) 2015–2018 Sputum PCR Farmers (111/186) 7
[17] Tschopp et al. (2010) 2007–2009 Sputum Culture (Acid fast staining) Livestock owner (4/26) 7
[87] Tibebu et al. (2017) 2010–2011 Sputum PCR Dairy farm worker (3/256) 7
[88] Ameni et al. (2013) N/A Sputum M. bovis spoligotype Cattle owner (141/287) 7
[89] Amemor et al. (2017) 2011–2012 Sputum Ziehl- Neelsen staining Herdsman (0/68) 6
[90] Bapat et al. (2017) 2014–2015 Blood PCR Farmers, dairy workers and livestock keepers (25/105), Zookeepers and animal handlers (11/45) 8
[91] Torres-gonzalez et al. (2013) 2009–2011 Sputum Tuberculin skin test (TST) and Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) Dairy farm and abattoir workers (182/311) 8
[92] Milián-Suazo et al. (2010) 2006–2007 Sputum Mycobacterium bovis spoligotype Farm worker (11/102), abattoir worker (0/91) 8
[93] Joshi, (2015) 2002–2003 Sputum Ziehl- Neelsen staining Livestock owner and involve person (19/200) 8
[94] Cadmus et al. (2018) 2014–2015 Sputum PCR Traders (7/136/206), butcher (5/70/206) 8
[95] Ibrahim et al. (2016) 2011–2013 Sputum Culture and biolin analysis Livestock related person (40/250) 7
[28] Adesokan et al. (2012) N/A Sputum PCR Livestock traders (63), worker in cattle market (7) 8
[96] Mazari et al. (2021) N/A Nasal discharge ELISA Farm workers (3/200) 7
[97] Khattak et al. (2016) 2015 Sputum PCR Abattoir workers (4/16), butchers (0/29), livestock farmers (1/50), Vet (0/3), Vet assistant (0/5) 8
[98] Cleaveland et al. (2007) N/A Lymph node biopsies PCR TB infected cattle owner (65/457) 8
[99] Rodriguez (2019) 2016 Blood Tuberculosis assay Dairy workers (14/140) 7