Circulating species of Leishmania at microclimate area of Boulemane Province, Morocco: impact of environmental and human factors

A Hmamouch, MM El Alem, M Hakkour, F Amarir… - Parasites & …, 2017 - Springer
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is widely distributed in Morocco where its
geographical range and incidence are related to environmental factors. This study aimed to …

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Leishmania infantum in Morocco as Revealed by Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) Approach

S El Mazini, M Barhoumi, I Mhaidi, O Daoui, MA Kbaich… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leishmania infantum is endemic in Morocco, and it causes both visceral (VL) and cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL). In this study, the multilocus sequence typing (MLST) approach was used …

Epidemiological investigation of canine leishmaniasis in southern Morocco

S Boussaa, M Kasbari, A El Mzabi… - Advances in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Dogs are the major reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of human and
canine visceral leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean basin. In Morocco, canine leishmaniasis …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and cost of insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying for the control of cutaneous leishmaniasis: a cluster-randomized control …

C Faraj, J Yukich, EB Adlaoui, R Wahabi… - The American journal …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains an important public health problem in Morocco. A
cluster-randomized trial was conducted with the following three study arms: 1) long-lasting …

A comparison of the efficiency of three sampling methods for use in the molecular and conventional diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis

A Al-Jawabreh, K Dumaidi, S Ereqat, A Nasereddin… - Acta tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
In human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), the success of positive diagnoses and species
identifications depends, primarily, on how biopsies are taken and then processed and …

Genetic diversity of Leishmania tropica in Morocco: does the dominance of one haplotype signify its fitness in both predominantly anthropophilic Phlebotomus sergenti …

A El Hamouchi, M Ajaoud, H Arroub… - Transboundary and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In Morocco, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania tropica is endemic to
locations where the predominantly anthropophilic blood‐feeding Phlebotomus sergenti and …

Intraspecific genetic variability in a population of Moroccan Leishmania infantum revealed by PCR-RFLP of kDNA minicircles

A El Hamouchi, R Ejghal, M Hida, M Lemrani - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In Morocco, Leishmania infantum is the main etiologic agent of human and canine
visceral leishmaniasis (VL). This species has been proven to be an opportunistic agent in …

Species composition of phlebotomine sand fly fauna in an area with sporadic cases of Leishmania infantum human visceral leishmaniasis, Morocco

K Kahime, S Boussaa, F Ouanaimi, A Boumezzough - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases are the main endemic vector-born diseases in
Morocco. Human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL), by Leishmania infantum, currently presents a …

Thematic maps of the impact of urbanization and socioeconomic factors on the distribution of the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in Sefrou Province …

FZ Talbi, N Nouayti, H El Omari, M Najy… - Interdisciplinary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Leishmaniases are vector‐borne diseases with health risks. They cause a big
health problem. These parasitic diseases are transmitted by the parasite of the genus …

Handheld Ultra-Fast Duplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays and Lateral Flow Detection and Identification of Leishmania Parasites for Cutaneous Leishmaniases …

I Bel Hadj Ali, Y Saadi-Ben Aoun, Z Hammami… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Early and accurate detection of infectious diseases is a key step for surveillance,
epidemiology and control, notably timely disease diagnosis, patient management and follow …