Analysis of the farmer's behaviors and the risk of exposure to the vector of Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia

Nouiri, Issam; Ghrab, Jamila; Daaboub, Jaber; Chahed, Mohamed Kouni

Analysis of the farmer's behaviors and the risk of exposure to the vector of Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia

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2010

Authors

Nouiri, Issam

Ghrab, Jamila

Daaboub, Jaber

Chahed, Mohamed Kouni

Abstract

The research shows that behaviour of farmers in relation to irrigation is imposed by the nature of the agricultural activity, by the hydraulic system, and by the method of irrigation. A mathematical model is used to calculate risk of exposure to Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL). Farmers in the El Hichria (Tunisia) irrigated perimeter (IP) use water distributed by surface canals. In the Ouled Mhamed IP, underground pressurized water pipes bring water to irrigation terminals. The farmers are exposed to the risk of contact with the Phlebotomus papatasi, a vector of ZCL, of 0.25 on a scale of 1, associated with irrigation.

Keywords

LEISHMANIOSE CUTANEE ZOONOTIQUE, PHLEBOTOMES, AGRICULTEURS, RISQUE, LEISHMANIASIS, FARMERS, ZOONOTIC DISEASES, DISEASE VECTORS, TUNISIA, NORTH OF SAHARA, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, WATER MANAGEMENT