Table 1 Summary statistics of meta-analysis prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in animals in Africa
Biological markers | Prevalence, % (95% confidence interval) | Studies, n | Animals, n | Heterogeneity | P Egger test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
95% Prediction interval | I2, % | P value | |||||
Ribonucleic acid | 1.8 (0.2–4.3) | 14 | 4621 | 0.0–17.0 | 94.6 | <  0.0001 | 0.174 |
Immunoglobulins M | 13.1 (3.1–28.3 | 5 | 1174 | 0.0–81.1 | 97.6 | <  0.0001 | 0.755 |
Immunoglobulins G | 23.4 (12.0–37.2) | 14 | 3016 | 0.0–83.3 | 98.6 | < 0.0001 | 0.450 |