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A systematic review of scabies transmission models and data to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of scabies interventions [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 BACKGROUND:Scabies is a common dermatological condition, affecting more than 130 million people at any time. To evaluate and/or predict the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of scabies interventions, disease transmission modelling can be used ...
Naomi Van Der Linden +2 more
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Nature Reviews Disease PrimersScabies is one of the most common and highest-burden skin diseases globally. Estimates suggest that >200 million people worldwide have scabies at any one time, with an annual prevalence of 455 million people, with children in impoverished and overcrowded settings being the most affected.
Deepani D. Fernando +8 more
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QJM, 2013 Norwegian scabies is a severe form of scabies infestation, which usually occurs in people who are immunosuppressed, severely physically incapacitated or elderly. Unlike classical scabies, it is characterized by a plethora of mites on the skin surface and also affects the scalp, face, back and the periungual folds.
Bassi, A. +4 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BackgroundUnderstanding of scabies immunopathology has been hampered by the inability to undertake longitudinal studies in humans. Pigs are a useful animal model for scabies, and show clinical and immunologic changes similar to those in humans.
Kate Mounsey +2 more
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Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BACKGROUND:Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. We report the outcomes against scabies of two oral ivermectin mass drug administrations (MDAs) delivered 12 ...
Thérèse Kearns +2 more
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Crusted scabies; a 2-year prospective study from the Northern Territory of Australia
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 BackgroundScabies is listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization. Crusted scabies affects vulnerable and immunosuppressed individuals and is highly contagious because of the enormous number of Sarcoptes scabiei mites present ...
Tasnim Hasan +2 more
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Scabies Outbreak in Pediatric Populations of Bangladesh: A Perspective on Therapeutic Management, Risk Factors, and Public Health Implications. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Scabies remains a major cause of morbidity among Bangladeshi children, particularly in overcrowded and resource‐limited settings. This perspective synthesizes current evidence to contextualize the surge of pediatric scabies outbreaks reported across Bangladesh in 2025.
Hossain H +7 more
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Investigating the Antibacterial Properties of Prospective Scabicides
Biomedicines, 2022 Scabies is a dermatological disease found worldwide. Mainly in tropical regions, it is also the cause of significant morbidity and mortality due to its association with potentially severe secondary bacterial infections.
Sara Taylor +4 more
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Microorganisms, 2021 Epidemiological studies link Sarcoptes scabiei infection and impetigo. Scabies mites can promote Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) and Staphylococcus aureus infections by breaching the skin barrier and excreting molecules that inhibit host ...
Charlotte Bernigaud +9 more
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Erythrodermic Manifestation due to Hyperinfestation of Scabies
Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology), 2021 Background: Scabies is a highly contagious skin disease with various skin clinical presentations. In consideration of its clinical presentations, proper early-onset diagnosis of scabies may not be met, leading to mistreatment and more severe scabies ...
Sandra Widaty +2 more
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