animals Review Helminth Parasites among Rodents in the Middle East Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Md Mazharul Islam 1,2,* , Elmoubashar Farag 3,*, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan 4, Devendra Bansal 3, Salah Al Awaidy 5, Abdinasir Abubakar 6 , Hamad Al-Romaihi 3 and Zilungile Mkhize-Kwitshana 7,8 1 Department of Animal Resources, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Doha, P.O. Box 35081, Qatar 2 School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa 3 Ministry of Public Health, Doha, P.O. Box 42, Qatar;
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[email protected] (E.F.); Tel.: +974-66064382 (M.M.I.); +974-55543816 or +974-44070396 (E.F.) Received: 3 October 2020; Accepted: 30 October 2020; Published: 9 December 2020 Simple Summary: The review was conducted to establish an overview of rodent helminths in the Middle East as well as their public health importance.