Yusuf Wada, Abdulhamid Bruor Ibrahim, Yahaya Abdullahi Umar, Hafeez A Afolabi, Mustapha Wada, Mohammed Alissa, Kawthar Amur Salim Al Amri, Amani Ahmed Al Ibrahim, Mona A Al Fares, Hawra Albayat, Mohammed Kamal AlKhathlan, Nawal A Al Kaabi, Maha F Al-Subaie, Mubarak Alfaresi, Hayam A Alrasheed, Ali A Rabaan, Chan Yean Yean, Abdul Rahman Zaidah
Wild birds could be a reservoir of medically relevant microorganisms, particularly multidrug-resistant Enterococcus spp. Resistant bacteria's epidemiology and transmission between animals and humans has grown, and their zoonotic potential cannot be ignored. This is the first study to evaluate the status of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in various wild bird species using meta-analysis and a systematic review. In this study, the pooled prevalence was obtained by analyzing data from published articles on the occurrence of VRE in wild bird species...
April 10, 2024: Journal of Infection and Public Health