Morocco

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in the Treatment of COVID-19 Induced Cytokine Storm: The First Moroccan Experience

November 25, 2023

BMC Infectious Diseases This article aims to evaluate the efficiency of therapeutic plasma exchange on critically ill COVID-19 patients by analyzing multiple clinical and biological parameters and comparing two groups of patients. Journal Article

Risk Mapping of the Management of a Dyspneic Parturient Suffering from COVID-19-Related Pneumopathy During Delivery in a Hospital in Morocco

November 11, 2023

Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Cancer Research This article aims to establish a risk map for managing dyspneic parturients suffering from COVID-19-related pneumopathy during delivery. Journal Article

Exports of Fruit and Vegetables from Morocco and Other Mediterranean Countries to the EU: Some Policy Recommendations from the COVID Pandemic

November 6, 2023

EuroChoices This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the exports of fruits and vegetables from Morocco and other Mediterranean countries to the European Union and draws out future policy recommendations. Journal Article

Risk Prevention and Public Compliance in MENA during the COVID-19 Pandemic

October 31, 2023

Economic Research Forum This working paper examines the association between people’s concern about contracting COVID-19 and their adoption of preventive behaviors by studying 34,219 observations from five MENA countries: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia. Working Paper

Vaccination, Treatment, and Containment Policy to Reduce the Effects of the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Morocco

October 17, 2023

African Development Review This article presents a susceptible–exposed–infected–quarantined–removed (SEIQR) dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to evaluate the macroeconomic effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

Neutralising Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Give Important Information on COVID-19 Epidemic Evolution in Rabat, Morocco, March 2020-February 2021

October 11, 2023

African Health Sciences This article aims to estimate the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) for illegible armed force individuals living in Rabat, Morocco. Journal Article

Identification of New Dihydrophenanthrene Derivatives as Promising Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Drugs through In-Silico Investigations

September 21, 2023

Main Group Chemistry This article reports the findings of researchers in Casablanca who conducted an in-silico study using bioinformatics techniques to predict new noncovalent inhibitors with better activity against COVID-19. Journal Article

Estimation of Epidemiological Parameters and Ascertainment Rate from Early Transmission of COVID-19 across Africa

September 20, 2023

Royal Society Open Science This article reconstructs the initial transmission of COVID-19 in 54 African countries (including Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, and Tunisia) using a deterministic mathematical model accounting for under-reporting and various levels of severity of infections. Journal Article

Implementing Distance Learning during COVID-19 in Morocco: Pedagogical Gains, Challenges, and Leaners’ Attitudes

August 12, 2023

Arab World English Journals This article investigates the pedagogical gains of implementing distance learning at Moroccan secondary schools via Microsoft Teams during the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges participants encountered. Journal Article

Self-Medication During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in North Central of Morocco: Prevalence, Causes, and Associated Factors

July 29, 2023

Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products This article aims to explore the prevalence, sources of information, causes, and risk factors of self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic period in North Central Morocco. Journal Article