Global prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Babesia microti coinfections in human populations from 1946 to 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis
<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>, <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>, and <i>Babesia microti</i> coinfection in the human population is prevalent in the Northern Hemisphere. Bb + Ap and Bb + Bm are more commonplace than Ap + Bm and Bb + Ap + Bm; meanwhile, Bb + Ap + Bm has the lowest prevalence. Coinfections are most prevalent in Europe and the USA. Bb + AP coinfection occurs more frequently in Europe than in the USA.
Authors
- Jiaru Yang
- Fukai Bao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2652-6660)
- Zhenhua Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1210-7051)
- Aihua Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-1982)
- Caijun Zha
Institutions
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (AU)
- Kunming Children's Hospital (CN)
- Baoshan University (CN)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New Microbes and New Infections
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2025.101621
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10