Standardization of insurance operations and risk assessment and edition of manual for recognition of management and natural disaster risks in shrimp farms, and feasibility study of insuring shrimp hatcheries

According to achieve sustainable production in shrimp farming industry, it is necessary to provide the relief of producers through insurance. Aquaculture faces various environmental conditions such as unpredictable climate changes, epidemic diseases, harsh water factors, that may affect the production cycle, and impact on producer's life. In this research, the effects of various factors on production of cultured shrimp have been studied. The project conducted through completion of questionaries by random selected of small scale farms, and all large farms which engaged in production in that years. In order to increase the accuracy of responses, special questionnaires provided to fill in by expertise experts. All data explained the share of management and natural factors on production process

Forme ictérique de la Leptospirose Humaine: présentation d’un cas à El Jadida, Maroc

Leptospirosis has been scarcely described in Morocco and is probably underestimated in the current local medical practices. In October 2010, one patient, 22 years old, was admitted to Mohamed V hospital in El Jadida presenting clinical symptoms assimilable with leptospirosis and hospitalized for biological investigation of leptospirosis markers by serology techniques (Elisa-IgM test and the micro-agglutination reference test) and receiving adequate care and treatment. Seven serogroups of Leptospira have been identified: L. bataviae, L.canicola, L. cynopteri, L. hebdomadis, L.icterohaemorrhagiae, L. patoc (non pathogenic), L. pyrogenes, illustrating a probable wide range of animal reservoir hosts, with predominance of L. icterohaemorrhagiae and L. patoc.Au  Maroc, La  leptospirose est jusqu’à présent peu étudiée et probablement sous- estimée. En octobre 2010, un patient,  âgé de 22 ans, a été admis à l’hôpital Mohamed V d’El Jadida pour un syndrome assimilable à la leptospirose et a été hospitalisé pour recherche des marqueurs biologiques de cette infection par techniques sérologiques (Elisa- IgM et test de microagglutination) et réception  de  soins  et  traitement adéquats. Sept  sérogroupes de Leptospira(L.) ont été identifiés : L. bataviae, L. canicola, L. cynopteri, L.hebdomadis, L.icterohaemorrhagiae, L. patoc (reconnue non pathogène), L. pyrogenes illustrant ainsi la grande diversité des hôtes réservoirs avec prédominance de L.icterohaemorrhagiae et Leptospira patoc