Understanding the factors that determine the emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis due to
            <i>Leishmania tropica</i>
            in Morocco: Density and mitochondrial lineage of
            <i>Phlebotomus sergenti</i>
            in endemic and free areas of leishmaniasis

Gijón-Robles, Patricia; Abattouy, Naima; Merino‐Espinosa, Gemma; Khalfaoui, Nora El; Morillas‐Márquez, F.; Corpas‐López, Victoriano; Jaaouani, Noureddine; Díaz‐Sáez, Victoriano; Riyad, Myriam; Martı́n-Sánchez, Joaquina

doi:10.1111/tbed.14179

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“…Another study was carried out in the prefecture of Meknes and showed the positive correlation of Leishmania sandfly abundance with temperature ( r = 0.99) and the negative correlation with humidity and precipitation ( r = − 0.87 and r = − 0.72) [ 89 ]. Another study compared the densities and genetic characteristics of Phlebotomus sergenti (kind of Leishmania sandfly) populations in two nearby localities, one in an anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL, transmissible from humans) endemic area and another in a non-endemic area [ 92 ]. Authors found that P. sergenti density was significantly higher in the endemic area than in the non-endemic town.…”

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A Review on Climate, Air Pollution, and Health in North Africa

Sekmoudi¹,

Bouakline

Khomsi

et al. 2022

Curr Envir Health Rpt

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Purpose of Review The aim of this review is to summarize and provide clear insights into studies that evaluate the interaction between air pollution, climate, and health in North Africa. Recent Findings Few studies have estimated the effects of climate and air pollution on health in North Africa. Most of the studies highlighted the evidence of the link between climate and air pollution as driving factors and increased mortality and morbidity as health outcomes. Each North African country prioritized research on a specific health factor. It was observed that the health outcome from each driving factor depends on the studied area and data availability. The latter is a major challenge in the region. As such, more studies should be led in the future to cover more areas in North Africa and when more data are available. Data availability will help to explore the applicability of different tools and techniques new to the region. Summary This review explores studies related to climate and air pollution, and their possible impacts on health in North Africa. On one hand, air quality studies have focused mainly on particulate matter exceedance levels and their long-term exposure impacts, namely, morbidity and mortality. The observed differences between the various studies are mainly due to the used exposure–response function, the studied population, background emissions, and natural emission from the Sahara Desert that characterize the region. On the other hand, climate studies have focused primarily on the impact of heat waves, vector-borne disease, and mental disorders. More than half of these studies have been on leishmaniasis disease. The review revealed unbalanced and insufficient research on health impacts from air pollution episodes and climate extremes across the region.

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