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Crusted Scabies, a Neglected Tropical Disease: Case Series and Literature Review

Infectious Disease Reports, 2022
Crusted scabies is a rare form of scabies that presents with more severe symptoms than those of classic scabies. It is characterized by large crusted lesions, extensive scales, thick hyperkeratosis, and contains a large number of highly contagious itch ...
N. Niode, Aryani Adji, Shienty Gazpers, R. Kandou, Herry E. J. Pandaleke, D. M. Trisnowati, Christy Tumbelaka, Elrovita Donata, Fauziyyah Nurani Djaafara, H. I. Kusuma, A. Rabaan, Mohammed Garout, Souad A. Almuthree, Hatem M. Alhani, M. Aljeldah, Hawra Albayat, M. Alsaeed, W. Alfouzan, F. Nainu, K. Dhama, H. Harapan, T. Tallei   +21 more
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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, Kees van Gool, Karen Gardner, Helen Dickinson, Jason Agostino, David G Regan, Michelle Dowden, Rosalie Viney   +7 more
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Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show?

Life, 2022
Reports from various countries have described increasing numbers of scabies cases, especially in the past two decades. The epidemiological data for various world regions showed prevalence estimates ranging from 0.2% to 71%, with the highest prevalence in
Marija Delaš Aždajić, I. Bešlić, A. Gašić, Nikola Ferara, Lovre Pedić, L. Lugović-Mihić   +5 more
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Scabies: update on treatment and efforts for prevention and control in highly endemic settings.

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Scabies is a contagious parasitic skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei infestation which can be transmitted through direct or indirect contact. WHO classified scabies as a neglected tropical disease.
Sandra Widaty, Eliza Miranda, Emilina Faradila Cornain, L. Rizky   +3 more
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Increasing incidence of reported scabies infestations in the Netherlands, 2011–2021

PLoS ONE, 2022
Introduction Several Public Health Services and general practitioners in the Netherlands observed an increase in scabies in the Netherlands. Since individual cases of scabies are not notifiable in the Netherlands, the epidemiological situation is mostly ...
B. van Deursen, M. Hooiveld, Susan Marks, Ingrid Snijdewind, H. van den Kerkhof, B. Wintermans, B. Bom, B. Schimmer, E. Fanoy   +8 more
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Comparison of topical benzyl benzoate vs. oral ivermectin in treating scabies: A randomized study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2022
Scabies is an itchy, parasitic infection of the skin. Recent reports indicate there is a decreasing efficacy of the standard treatment of choice, topical 5% permethrin cream.
D. Meyersburg, T. Welponer, Andreas Kaiser, S. Selhofer, R. Tatarski, A. Handisurya, Johannes Wolfgang Bauer   +6 more
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Perceptions and uses of pangolins (Pholidota) among remote rural communities in the Republic of the Congo: A baseline study from the Odzala‐Kokoua National Park

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 4, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Our research focused on collecting baseline information that revealed the knowledge about species ecology and perceived market value and uses of pangolins by local communities. We identified significant differences in this data corresponding to the respondents' sociodemographic and cultural status across the surveyed villages around the Odzala‐Kokoua ...
Markéta Swiacká, Daniel J. Ingram, Torsten Bohm, Francisco Ceacero   +3 more
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Scabies in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study of prevalence, determinants, clinical presentation and community knowledge

BMJ Open, 2023
Background The WHO aims to prevent, eliminate or control neglected tropical diseases, including scabies, by 2030. However, limited epidemiological data presented a challenge to control efforts, especially in high burden countries.
Jackie A Cassell, Stephen Bremner, Abebaw Fekadu, Gail Davey, Abraham Tesfaye, Jo Middleton, Christopher Iain Jones, Robel Yirgu, Wendemagegn Enbiale   +8 more
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Prevalence and determinants of scabies among school-age children in Central Armachiho district, Northwest, Ethiopia

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Scabies is a major global public health issue that might affect people from all socioeconomic levels. Globally, scabies affects more than 200 million people at any time.
Bisrat A. Misganaw, Solomon Gedlu Nigatu, Gebremedhin Necho Gebrie, Anteneh Ayelign Kibret   +3 more
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Surfactin secreted by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Ba01 is required to combat Streptomyces scabies causing potato common scab

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Potato common scab, which is mainly caused by the bacterium Streptomyces scabies, occurs in key potato growing regions worldwide. It causes necrotic or corky symptoms on potato tubers and decreases the economic value of potato.
R. Feng, Yi-Hsuan Chen, Chih-Chun Lin, C. Tsai, Yu-Liang Yang, Ying-Lien Chen   +5 more
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