Seroprevalence of Q fever among humans and animals in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

One Health Outlook · 2026 · PMC13173964 · PMID 41933383

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marginally non-significantp = 0.0677so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

However, the estimated slope coefficient of the meta regression in humans was 0.0128 (SE = 0.0066), showing a positive but marginally non-significant increase (t = 1.9332, p = 0.0677) (Fig. 6 b).

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

The seroprevalence of Q fever in humans in this meta-analysis showed an increasing trend with publication year.

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