We reviewed the epidemiology of 49 plague outbreaks that resulted in about 7,612 cases in 30 localities in the Arabic Maghreb (Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt) over 75 years. Between 1940 and 1950, most cases recorded in Morocco (75%) and Egypt (20%), resulted from plague imported to Mediterranean harbors and transmitted by rat ectoparasites. By contrast, the re-emergenc...

What determines remittances – altruism or enlightened self-interest and do remittances trigger additional migration? These two questions are examined empirically in Egypt, Turkey and Morocco for households with family members living abroad. Results show, first, that one cannot clearly pinpoint altruistic or motives of self-interest since each country tells a different story and within a country...

This paper outlines the history of schistosomiasis in Morocco and the efforts made to eliminate it from the country. Since it was first diagnosed in 1914 in Marrakesh, schistosomiasis remained for decades a public health problem in Morocco. A national control programme was launched in 1982 and it led to a considerable reduction in the incidence and morbidity associated with the disease. Consequ...

Objective The main objective of this survey was to determine the difference between primary and secondary infertility in Morocco and the associated factors among women, who are referred to public and private health centers in Morocco. MaterialsAndMethods In this cross-sectional study, 619 infertile women referring to public and private health centers in Marrakech-Safi region, were selected by s...

We found that 20.5% of patients with an unexplained fever in northwestern Morocco had tick-borne relapsing fever. Molecular detection specific for the 16S rRNA gene identified Borrelia hispanica. The noncoding intergenic spacer sequence domain showed high sensitivity and good resolution for this species.

A significant number of Moroccans use cybercafés on a regular basis for work and leisure. Unfortunately, if these cybercafé machines are infected with malware, such malware can steal users’ passwords and other sensitive information. Assessing cybercafé security in Morocco can help assess the risk that users encounter when using cybercafés. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no acad...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains an important public health problem in Morocco. A cluster-randomized trial was conducted with the following three study arms: 1) long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) plus standard of care environmental management (SoC-EM), 2) indoor residual spraying (IRS) with -cypermethrin plus SoC-EM, and 3) SoC-EM alone. Incidence of new CL cases by passive and ...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY Microsatellite primers were developed for Carex helodes (Cyperaceae), a western Mediterranean endemic that is locally distributed in southern Portugal and southwestern Spain and rare in northern Morocco. METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred nine nuclear microsatellite markers were developed using a shotgun pyrosequencing method, resulting in 91 polymorphic and 18 monomorphic l...

We develop the basis of the two dimensional generalized quantum statistical systems by using results on r-generalized Fibonacci sequences. According to the spin value s of the 2d-quasiparticles, we distinguish four classes of quantum statistical systems indexed by s = 0, 1/2 : mod(1), s = 1/M : mod(1), s = n/M : mod(1) and 0 ≤ s ≤ 1 : mod(1). For quantum gases of quasiparticles with s = 1/M : m...

Imagine a woman named Amina who owns a manufacturing company in Morocco. In 2004 she had to make 28 payments and spend more than 44 days (358 hours) to comply with tax regulations. Today, thanks to changes over the past 7 years, her administrative burden is lighter. The government merged many taxes and eliminated others, and now Amina needs to make only 17 payments a year as measured by Doing B...