Thirty years of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tadla-Azilal focus, Morocco
In: Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Jg. 4 (2019-02-01), Heft -
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) due to Leishmania tropica is a major health problem in Tadla-Azilal focus, Morocco, where the first case was registered, here, in one locality named Tanant in 1987. So far, CL remains endemic and largely widespread. The objective of this study was to analyze the current eco-epidemiological situation after thirty years of active transmission. Data used are the official ones, obtained from the Moroccan Ministry of Health.Between 1998 and 2015, 5518 CL cases were registered in three provinces; Azilal, Béni Mellal and Fquih Ben Salah. CL has spread, from the historical focus in Azilal along two axes; one to the Northeastern Mountains and the other to the Northwestern plains.CL infected both genders and all ages, with large number of women (53%) and children (75% had
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Thirty years of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tadla-Azilal focus, Morocco
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Abou-Elaaz, Fatima-zahra ; Outourakht, Aboubakre ; Bouhout, Souad ; Himmi, Oumnia ; Guernaoui, Souad |
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Zeitschrift: | Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Jg. 4 (2019-02-01), Heft - |
Veröffentlichung: | Elsevier, 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2405-6731 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.parepi.2019.e00091 |
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