Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania tropica: Investigating Climatic Factors Acting on Phlebotomus sergenti Density and Dispersion

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Study Area

To explore the Link between climate and the activity of P. sergenti, three sites were selected from three selected countries from three regions, Morocco from Africa, Spain from Southern Europe, and Iran from Asia (Figure 1 and Table 1).

Figure 1.

The selected sites of P. sergenti activity from Spain (Madrid), Morocco (Sefrou), and Iran (Khorramabad)

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Key Terms in this Chapter

P. sergenti: Is the primary vector of the anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis disease (ACL).

Pearson Correlation: or Pearson's r, frequently used in statistic to measure of linear relationship (association or correlation) between two groups of variables or data, called also Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) or the bivariate correlation.

Normalization: In the current chapter normalization or standardization is a mathematical method to homogenize data to avoid the differences in the variables units.

P. papatasi: Is the primary vector the zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis disease (ZCL).

Leishmaniasis: Is a vector borne disease caused by a protozoan pathogen and considered in the neglected tropical diseases list.

Climate: Is the statistic distribution of the atmospheric parameters including precipitation and temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity in a defined area and period.

ArcGIS: Refers to a set of geographical and statistical programs that constitute a system that allows the manipulation of geographical information by ensuring the functions of collection, management, organization, and analysis of data. ArcGIS software is used in several fields and disciplines such as geography, geology, climatology, ecology, epidemiology, urban planning, and topography by many sectors including government, business, media, education.