Epidemiology of acute pesticide poisoning in Morocco: a 7-year retrospective study (2008-2014)

Detsouli, A.; Amiar, Latifa; Nabih, Z.; Kharbouch, D.; Windy, Maria; Rhalem, Naïma; Soulaymani, A.; Mokhtari, A.; Soulaymani-Bencheikh, Rachida

doi:10.26872/jmes.2017.8.12.445

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“…The insecticides are the first type of pesticides causing poisoning in our study. Many retrospectives studies have found similar results [8][9]. These pesticides are provided easily in the market, for domestic consumption in the lowincome countries.…”

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Toxicological analysis of acute pesticides poisoning among Moroccan population

Birich

Hajjaji

Ghandi³

et al. 2021

E3S Web Conf.

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the importance of toxicological analysis in acute intoxications by pesticides through the experience of the laboratory of the Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance Center of Morocco (CAPM). This is a retrospective study from January 2014 to September 2020, concerning suspected pesticides poisoning cases. The cholinesterase activity was measured in whole blood and the chromatographic analyzes (GC-MS and LC-MS-MS) were conducted in blood, urine and gastric lavage fluid. In this study, 398 tests were involved. The median age of the patients was 14 with an interquartile range of [4-26 years]. The sex ratio (F / M) was 1.5. The requests were from the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra in 82.8% of cases (north-western Morocco). The cholinesterase activity measurement was performed for 295 patients with low values in 3.7% of cases. The toxicological screening by GC-MS and LC-MS-MS detected the pesticide responsible of poisoning in 62 cases as insecticides in 38% of cases, redenticides (33% of cases) and herbicides (5% of cases). Toxicological analysis plays an essential role in the diagnosis and the management of acute pesticides poisoning. Interpretation of results is carried over by analyst with close cooperation with clinical toxicologist.

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Toxicological analysis of acute pesticides poisoning among Moroccan population

Birich

Hajjaji

Ghandi³

et al. 2021

E3S Web Conf.

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“…2. Companies importing and distributing phytosanitary products and fertilizers Inventory: The pesticides application and its risk assessment in the irrigated perimeter of Tadla-Morocco mercial products, of which more than 80% are registered for agricultural uses (Detsouli et al 2017;El Houssain et al 2019;Velkoska-Markovska et al 2019).…”

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Inventory: The pesticides application and its risk assessment in the irrigated perimeter of Tadla-Morocco

Hafiane

Bouzaidi

Nouayti

et al. 2021

Limnological Review

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The industrialization of the agricultural sector increases the use of pesticides, which are composed of chemical substances, such as herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, nematicides, and rodenticides, that are adapted to the control of undesirable plants and animals. All these phytosanitary products have varying degrees of toxicity, which risks human life. This study aimed to make an inventory of the pesticides used in the irrigated perimeter of Beni Moussa and Beni Aamir in the Beni Mellal-Khenifra region. The data collection through questionnaires took place between January and February 2016 and covered all the study areas. The questionnaires are focused on the mode of packaging management, sale and purchase of pesticides. The results demonstrated the existence of different pesticides and active substances used for crop protection in the region. Among 63 molecules, 14 active substances were detected, where the active substances are not approved by the world health organization, which considers it as carcinogenic substances. During phytosanitary treatments by farmers, these active substances come into direct contact with the soil, presenting a permanent risk to the environmental compartments, including groundwaters.

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“…22, n° 3, mai-juin 2023 parcelles où le poison a été appliqué auraient nécessité une évaluation rigoureuse ainsi que la mise en oeuvre urgente de campagnes de sensibilisation afin d'éviter les catastrophes environnementales et de santé publique majeures qui pourraient être associées à cette utilisation non autorisée de l'alphachloralose en Mauritanie. L'utilisation de chloralose (sous le nom commercial « RATICIDE 50 ») a été aussi documentée en octobre 2022 dans le village de Tuabou, département de Bakel, Sénégal, tout proche de la frontière avec la Mauritanie (CA Diagne, communication personnelle ; avril 2023).À titre d'illustration supplémentaire des risques majeurs pour la santé publique, citons une étude rétrospective des cas d'intoxication humaine déclarés entre janvier 2008 et décembre 2014 au Centre marocain d'antipoison et de pharmaco-vigilance qui montre que les rodenticides étaient responsables de 29 % des 6 800 cas d'intoxication aiguë aux pesticides[28]. Une étude rétrospective encore plus récente dans des hôpitaux marocains a décrit 398 cas humains d'intoxication aiguë déclarés entre janvier 2014 et septembre 2020, avec l'identité des pesticides déterminée par des analyses chromatographiques[29].…”

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