Evaluation of the role of house lizards (Hemidactylus frenatus) in transmitting parasitic and bacterial pathogens to humans in Hajjah Governorate, Yemen.

Correlation analysis revealed strong positive associations between human and lizard pathogen prevalence (parasites: Spearman’s ρ = 0.80, p = 0.104; bacteria: Spearman’s ρ = 0.70, p = 0.188); while these correlations did not reach statistical significance due to the limited number of sampling sites ( n = 5 districts), the magnitude of the coefficients suggests biologically meaningful relationships that warrant further investigation.

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