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Environmental, Climatic, and Parasite Molecular Factors Impacting the Incidence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania tropica in Three Moroccan Foci

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MICROORGANISMS
卷 10, 期 9, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091712

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cutaneous leishmaniasis; risk factors; incidence; Leishmania tropica; population structure

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  1. Institut Pasteur of Morocco [PEER518/USAID, 4R01AI025038-24]

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This study assessed the impact of climatic and environmental factors on Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) due to Leishmania tropica in Morocco. It also investigated the population structure of L. tropica in three different foci. The results showed a correlation between temperature and humidity with CL incidence in Imintanout, and high genetic diversity in Foum Jemaa and Imintanout.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) occurring due to Leishmania tropica is a public health problem in Morocco. The distribution and incidence of this form of leishmaniasis have increased in an unusual way in the last decade, and the control measures put in place are struggling to slow down the epidemic. This study was designed to assess the impact of climatic and environmental factors on CL in L. tropica foci. The data collected included CL incidence and climatic and environmental factors across three Moroccan foci (Foum Jemaa, Imintanout, and Ouazzane) from 2000 to 2019. Statistical analyses were performed using the linear regression model. An association was found between the occurrence of CL in Imintanout and temperature and humidity (r(2) = 0.6076, df = (1.18), p-value = 3.09 x 10(-5); r(2) = 0.6306, df = (1.18), p-value = 1.77 x 10(-5)). As a second objective of our study, we investigated the population structure of L.tropica in these three foci, using the nuclear marker internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1). Our results showed a low-to-medium level of geographic differentiation among the L.tropica populations using pairwise differentiation. Molecular diversity indices showed a high genetic diversity in Foum Jemaa and Imintanout; indeed, 29 polymorphic sites were identified, leading to the definition of 13 haplotypes. Tajima's D and Fu's F test statistics in all populations were not statistically significant, and consistent with a population at drift-mutation equilibrium. Further analysis, including additional DNA markers and a larger sample size, could provide a more complete perspective of L. tropica's population structure in these three regions. In addition, further research is needed to better understand the impact of climatic conditions on the transmission cycle of Leishmania, allowing both for the development of effective control measures, and for the development of a predictive model for this parasitosis.

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