Impact of Urbanization and Socioeconomic Factors on the Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Center of Morocco

Omari, Hajar El; Chahlaoui, Abdelkader; Talbi, Fatima Zahra; Ouarrak, Khadija; Lalami, Abdelhakim El Ouali

doi:10.1155/2020/2196418

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“…In this retrospective study, we determined that the increase in cases of leishmaniasis among the Andean rural population was related to poverty and extreme poverty rates, showing that the highest incidence rate was 0.93×1000 inhabitants (with an increase of 21% in cases between 2015 and 2020). This increase in cases may be due to poor control and surveillance of the disease, as has been seen in other low-settings countries [13]. Previous studies in South American countries [14][15][16] have also shown a link between leishmaniasis and poverty, which is consistent with our findings in the weakest districts of Celendín.…”

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Associated With the Level of Poverty of the Andean Rural Population: A Five-Year Single-Center Study

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Associated With the Level of Poverty of the Andean Rural Population: A Five-Year Single-Center Study

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“…As in most countries around the Mediterranean, leishmaniasis in Morocco constitutes a serious public health problem [ 12 ] because of its clinical and epidemiological diversity [ 13 ]. Leishmaniasis in these different forms are endemic in many areas, each with its own vectors and reservoirs [ 14 , 15 ]; the number of cases reported in 2015 by the Epidemiology Department of the Moroccan Ministry of Public Health is 2 900 cases of leishmaniasis.…”

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Impact of Climatic Factors on the Seasonal Fluctuation of Leishmaniasis Vectors in Central Morocco (Meknes Prefecture)

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The impact of climate factors on the epidemiology of diseases in general and leishmaniasis in particular continues to be a subject of research and analysis. Changes in climatic parameters contribute to the creation of ecological conditions favorable to the multiplication of the vectors of certain diseases. With this in mind, this study presents an entomological survey conducted in Meknes prefecture and the study of the link between the abundance of sandflies, an indicator of the risk of leishmaniasis in a given area, and the climatic factors. Monthly trapping of this fauna was carried out during a year from March 2016 until April 2017 using adhesive traps. Climatic data from the region were used to determine the effect of climate on the distribution of sandflies. A total of 941 leishmaniasis vector specimens were captured. The dominant species is Ph. sergenti (73.32), followed by Ph. longicuspis (8.25%), then Ph. perniciosus (7.94%) and Ph. papatasi (6.31%). The sex ratio study showed that males are more abundant than females for all species. The seasonal fluctuation is bimodal with two peaks, the first in July and the second in September. The results show a positive correlation between temperature and abundance of sandflies (r = 0.99) and a negative correlation with humidity and precipitation with a correlation coefficient of r = −0.87 and r = −0.72. Indeed, the medium-term climatological forecasts are essential tools to develop a warning system for leishmaniasis.

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“…At the national and especially regional level, our result also substantiates that of Hajar El Omari. At the level of Meknes, it has been shown that the poverty factor does not influence the distribution of the number of CL cases [35]. Other studies have shown the opposite.…”

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis cases and risk factors in north central of Morocco, Sefrou province: An impact study

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In order to set up a program for fighting against leishmaniasis disease, it was considered useful beforehand to demonstrate Leishmanian risk factors to the CL disease cases. The Province of Sefrou is among the endemic areas. Surveillance of these outbreaks is essential. This work focused on studying the impact risk factors on the distribution of CL cases. This is a retrospective study of CL cases registered during five years (2007-2010). Statistical analysis was based on one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and then the correlation study was carried out (Pearson correlation). A significant linear association was found between the number of CL cases and the population(r=0.56; p=0.005). This means that the correlation is positive. For the urbanization factor, the association was marked moderately correlated with number of CL cases (r = 0.44; p = 0.037).However, poverty does not influence this distribution; for our study area, this factor is not a risk factor.

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Impact of Urbanization and Socioeconomic Factors on the Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Center of Morocco

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Associated With the Level of Poverty of the Andean Rural Population: A Five-Year Single-Center Study

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Associated With the Level of Poverty of the Andean Rural Population: A Five-Year Single-Center Study

Impact of Climatic Factors on the Seasonal Fluctuation of Leishmaniasis Vectors in Central Morocco (Meknes Prefecture)

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis cases and risk factors in north central of Morocco, Sefrou province: An impact study

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