@article{fdi:010085231,
  title = {{G}eographic distribution of {M}eriones shawi, {P}sammomys obesus, and {P}hlebotomus papatasi the main reservoirs and principal vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in the {M}iddle {E}ast and {N}orth {A}frica},
  author = {{K}armaoui, {A}. and {B}en {S}alem, {A}. and {S}ereno, {D}enis and {E}l {J}aafari, {S}. and {H}ajji, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}odents play a significant role in the balance of a terrestrial ecosystem; they are considered prey for many predators like owls and snakes. {H}owever, they present a high risk to agriculture (damaging crops) and health. {T}hese rodents are the main reservoirs of some vector-borne diseases like leishmaniasis. {M}eriones shawi ({MS}) and {P}sammomys obesus ({PO}) are the primary {Z}oonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis ({ZCL}) reservoirs in the {M}iddle {E}ast and {N}orth {A}frica ({MENA}). {A} review on the {MS} and {PO} at the {MENA} scale was explored. {A} database of about 1500 papers was used. 38 sites were investigated as foci for {MS} and 36 sites for {PO}, and 83 sites of {P}hlebotomus papatasi ({P}p) in the studied region. {A}n updated map at the regional scale and the trend of the reservoir distribution was carried out using a performing proper density analysis. {I}n this paper, climatic conditions and habitat characteristics of these two reservoirs were reviewed. {T}he association of rodent density with some climatic variables is another aspect explored in a case study from {T}unisia in the period 2009-2015 using {P}earson correlation. {L}astly, the protection and control measures of the reservoir were analyzed. {T}he high concentration of the {MS}, {PO}, and {P}p can be used as an indicator to identify the high-risk area of leishmaniasis infection.},
  keywords = {{H}osts ; {G}eographic distribution ; {ZCL} ; {S}easonality of reservoirs ; {C}limate impacts ; {MOYEN} {ORIENT} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {NORD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasite {E}pidemiology and {C}ontrol},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {},
  pages = {e00247 [16 p.]},
  ISSN = {2405-6731},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.parepi.2022.e00247},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085231},
}