Barkia H, Barkia A, Nhammi H, Belghyti D
Laboratoire de Biologie et Santé, Equipe Parasitologie, Environnement & Biotechnologie de culture in vitro, Unité deformation et de recherche (UFR) doctorale "Parasitologie comparée: applications médicales et vétérinaires", Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail, Kénitra, Maroc.
East Mediterr Health J. 2011 Mar;17(3):250-6.
This paper outlines the history of schistosomiasis in Morocco and the efforts made to eliminate it from the country. Since it was first diagnosed in 1914 in Marrakesh, schistosomiasis remained for decades a public health problem in Morocco. A national control programme was launched in 1982 and it led to a considerable reduction in the incidence and morbidity associated with the disease. Consequently, the programme shifted from disease control to an elimination process launched in 1994. This process aimed to eliminate the disease transmission by the end of 2004 and has helped to clear all known foci. Today, the challenge is to maintain schistosomiasis elimination and to be certified schistosomiasis-free by the World Health Organization.
本文概述了摩洛哥血吸虫病的历史以及该国为消除该病所做的努力。自1914年在马拉喀什首次诊断出血吸虫病以来，几十年来它一直是摩洛哥的一个公共卫生问题。1982年启动了一项全国控制计划，该计划使与该疾病相关的发病率和发病情况大幅下降。因此，该计划于1994年从疾病控制转向消除进程。这一进程旨在到2004年底消除疾病传播，并已帮助清除了所有已知疫源地。如今，面临的挑战是维持血吸虫病消除状态并获得世界卫生组织的无血吸虫病认证。
