摩洛哥人体内脏利什曼病的城市化

Urbanization of human visceral leishmaniasis in Morocco.

作者信息

Kahime Kholoud, Boussaa Samia, Nhammi Haddou, Boumezzough Ali

机构信息

Laboratory of Applied Sciences for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Ecole Supérieure de Technologie-Essaouira, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.

Research Group on impact, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Morocco (GRIVAC), FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.

出版信息

Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2017 Jul 30;2(4):1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2017.07.001. eCollection 2017 Nov.

Human visceral leishmaniasis one of the seven most neglected tropical diseases in the world. In Morocco, HVL is widespread in all regions; but it is more common in the northern part with sporadic cases observed in the South. During the period between 2004 and 2013, the most affected Moroccan provinces were Taounate province, with 220 cases (16.09% of all cases), followed by Chefchaouen with 13.17% and Taza with 10.46% of the total cases. Children < 5 years old are the most affected age group, most cases registered were male. Geographic distribution of HVL showed predominance in rural areas but we noted that it's opening to be urban.