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The prevalence of scabies in Monrovia, Liberia: A population-based survey.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Scabies is known to be a public health problem in many settings but the majority of recent data is from rural settings in the Pacific. There is a need for high quality data from sub-Saharan Africa and peri-urban settings to inform scale up of scabies ...
Shelui Collinson +10 more
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A Case of Palmoplantar Vesiculobullous Lesions
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Ali Abid +3 more
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Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Scabies is a common health issue in the Pacific and may contribute to rheumatic heart disease (RHD). This study assessed the prevalence of scabies and other skin conditions among Tongan schoolchildren and examined the association between these conditions and RHD.
Simon Thornley +13 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 M Kearns +13 more
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The Treatment of Scabies [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2016 Scabies is a contagious infestation transmitted by skin-to-skin contact and sometimes by contact with contaminated material. The scabies mite burrows into the skin, producing a papular rash and severe itch at typical sites of predilection.We systematically reviewed the literature to compare the efficacy of various anti-scabies agents, including a ...
Corinna, Dressler +4 more
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The Management of Scabies in the 21st Century: Past, Advances and Potentials
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2020 Scabies is one of the most common skin diseases worldwide, affecting 150–200 million people yearly. Scabies affects young children in particular, and has the greatest impact in poor overcrowded living conditions.
C. Bernigaud, K. Fischer, O. Chosidow
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Epiluminescence microscopy: A new approach to in vivo detection of sarcoptes scabiei [PDF]
, 1997 Background: The usual methods of scabies diagnosis include microscopic identification of the mites and their eggs and feces in skin scrapings. In many cases, the results of microscopic examination can be negative owing to the low number of parasites ...
Argenziano G, Delfino M, Fabbrocini G
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Scooping the Mite: A Simple Curette Technique for Scabies Burrow Sampling
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Corrado Zengarini +5 more
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Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the embodied and institutional forms of marginalization experienced by Mexican deportees in Tijuana. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in clinics and social service organizations, it explores how deportees are corporeally stigmatized, denied legal recognition, and pathologized as addicts in need of coercive ...
Carlos Martinez
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Control of common scab without the use of water [PDF]
, 2006 The most effective way to control common scab is by irrigating a potato crop at tuber initiation. With the introduction of legislation such as the Water Framework Directive this will become increasingly difficult.
Hilton, A J, Wale, S J, Walker, R L
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