Publications

identification of the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in chichaoua province, morocco.	cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in morocco is caused by three species, leishmania major, l. tropica and l. infantum. cl has been known in chichaoua province since 2000. using dna extracted from microscopic slides and parasite cultures, collected in the years 2006 and 2009, we identified for the first time l. tropica as the causative agent of cl in this region. species identification was achieved by performing the its1-pcr-rflp approach. by using this method it was possible to identify parasites in ...	0	22314244
new clinico-epidemiologic profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis, morocco.	during the past 20 years, cutaneous leishmaniasis has emerged as a major public health threat in morocco. we describe distribution of leishmania major and l. tropica in morocco and a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to l. infantum. we recommend using molecular techniques to diagnose suspected leishmaniasis cases.	2007	18252108
[human leishmaniases in morocco: a nosogeographical diversity.]	leishmaniases in morocco are endemic diseases. three forms of leishmaniasis are reported, visceral leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania tropica and cutaneous lesions due to leishmania major. leishmania infantum, a common parasite inducing visceral leishmaniasis, was observed thereafter in cutaneous lesions. the first case of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to l. tropica was isolated since 1987. but, this parasite was shown to be more polymorphic with almost 8 zymodemes. howeve ...	2009	19942371
preliminary study on the galectin molecular diversity in moroccoan phlebotomus papatasi sandfly population.	galactose binding protein (ppgalec) plays an important role in the specificity of phlebotomus papatasi sandfly for leishmania major. the molecular diversity of this ligand is currently unknown but might have some influence on the ability of ppgalec to efficiently recognize l. major in natural sandfly populations.	2011	21715727
wing size and shape variation of phlebotomus papatasi (diptera: psychodidae) populations from the south and north slopes of the atlas mountains in morocco.	the wing shape and size morphology of populations of the medically important phlebotomine sand fly, phlebotomus papatasi, were examined in two endemic (south of the atlas mountains) and nonendemic (north of the atlas mountains) foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis by using geometric morphometrics in morocco. although it is present in all of morocco, p. papatasi is the main vector of leishmania major in only southern part of the atlas mountains. there are four major mountain ranges that serve as geogr ...	2012	22548547
cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania major in morocco: still a topical question.	in the past decade in morocco, there has been a reactivation of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) foci with an unusual long outbreak episode. the aims of this review article were to update our knowledge of this disease in morocco, to compare the situation with that prevailing in the other countries of the maghreb region and to highlight factors that could be responsible for the current situation. the data indicate a global increase of zcl incidence in the other maghreb countries. several fa ...	2013	24617131
[clinical, epidemiological and evolutionary aspects in 157 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in morocco].		2014	25309671
the current status of cutaneous leishmaniasis in morocco.	cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a public health problem on a global level because it affects the population of 88 countries. in morocco, it is widely distributed, caused by leishmania tropica, leishmania major and leishmania infantum rarely. the geographical distribution of different forms of leishmaniasis in morocco is linked to well described bioclimatic zones. over the past two decades, the epidemiological situation of cl has changed significantly. it acquire an increasingly epidemic status w ...	2014	24659693
[a boy with an unexpected souvenir from morocco].	a 12-year-old boy returned from a summer holiday in north morocco with a slowly progressive erythematous, infiltrated plaque with a central crust on his right cheek. we diagnosed this as cutaneous leishmaniasis. treatment for leishmania major infection failed; subsequent pcr species typing revealed leishmania infantum. this case shows the importance of recognition of parasitic skin diseases in travellers to the nearby subtropics and the value of leishmania species typing.	2014	25227885
[cutaneous leishmaniasis by leishmania major and leishmania tropica in morocco: comparative epidemioclinical aspects of 268 cases].		2014	25810796
control of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania major in south-eastern morocco.	the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) caused by leishmania major has increased in morocco over the last decade, prompting the ministry of health to take intersectoral response measures including vector and reservoir control. the aim of this article was to describe the cl outbreak response measures taken in the province of errachidia, where the reservoir of l. major, a sand rat (meriones shawi), was targeted using strychnine-poisoned wheat baits from 2010 to 2012.	2015	25975767
[88 years of cutaneous leishmaniasis in morocco].	leishmaniasis in its cutaneous form is a public health problem in morocco. the objectives of this study were to assess the development of its epidemiological profile, identify the relevant species, and determine the location of the identified cases and their distribution by year, by sex, and by age. this retrospective epidemiological study covers a period of 88 years and concerns all reported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in morocco from the first description in 1922 until 2010. during t ...	2016	25847883
species composition of sand flies and bionomics of phlebotomus papatasi and p. sergenti (diptera: psychodidae) in cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic foci, morocco.	cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in morocco. leishmania major and l. tropica are the main culprits identified in all endemic foci across the country. these two etiological agents are transmitted by phlebotomus papatasi and p. sergenti, the two most prevalent sand fly species in morocco. previous studies reflected gaps of knowledge regarding the environmental fingerprints that affect the distribution of these two potential vectors across morocco.	2016	26830689