BACKGROUND Malignant diseases have been believed to be more common in some areas of Eastern Morocco, but until now, cancer patterns have not been reported for this region. In this paper we present for the first time the cancer prevalence analysis in Eastern Morocco. METHODS Cross-sectional study carried out among all patients diagnosed and/or treated with cancer at the Hassan II Regional Onco...

J.Lamterkati, M.Khafallah, L.Ouboubker Prepares, currently, a Doctorate Thesis in Electrical Engineering Department at the National Higher School of Electricity and Mechanics (ENSEM), Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the National Higher School of Electricity and Mechanics (ENSEM), Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco, Prepa...

Olive leaf spot (OLS), also called olive scab and peacock eye, caused by Fusicladium oleagineum, is a major disease that causes significant damage to trees. However, we still lack information about how cultivar environmental factors influence development. In this study, evaluation of the incidence severity on twenty cultivars (Olea europaea L.), maintained in an ex situ collection Morocco, was ...

INTRODUCTION Although independently acquired, plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance appears to be linked with extended-spectrum or AmpC-type beta-lactamases. Since no data are available in African countries, the prevalence of qnr genes at the University Hospital Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco, was investigated. METHODOLOGY Between October 2006 and March 2007, the following 39 randomly selecte...

Farid Bourzgui, Hakima Aghoutan, Mourad Sebbar, Samir Diouny and Bouchaib Aazzab 1 Department of Dento-Facial Orthopedic, Dental Research Laboratory, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hassan II Ain Chok University in Casablanca, Morocco 2 Department of English Studies, Faculty of Letters and Hunanities Chouaib Doukkali University, El-Jadida, Morocco 3 Dental Research Laboratory Director Faculty of De...

Climate change is having a tremendous influence on world food production, with arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas especially susceptible. In these areas, locally adapted crop varieties or landraces can be used to mitigate the of climate current future security challenges. The high genetic diversity within populations allows for crops adapt changing environments other stresses that growth ...

BACKGROUND Asthma is a big public health problem in Morocco. The drug therapy existing in Morocco is currently insufficient because of the low purchasing power and the low health insurance coverage available to the average citizen in Morocco. In this study we evaluated the consumption of antiasthmatics in Morocco during the period 1999-2010, the classes of used drugs and the generics' market sh...

In Morocco, as in most countries around the Mediterranean, leishmaniasis is an important public health problem. The situation has become worrying since the 1970’s and continues to be more complicated. The objective of this work was to realize a historical overview of the classification, evolution, and dispersion of Leishmania parasites and Sandflies in Morocco. The status of the different leish...

since it was first diagnosed in 1914 in marrakesh, schistosomiasis has been a public health problem in morocco for decades. a national control program launched in 1982 has led to a considerable reduction in the incidence and morbidity associated with the disease. consequently, the program has shifted from disease control to an elimination process launched in 1994. this process aimed to eliminat...