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A scabies outbreak in the North East Region of Ghana: The necessity for prompt intervention.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
BackgroundThere is a dearth of data on scabies from Ghana. In September 2019, local health authorities in the East Mamprusi district of northern Ghana received reports of scabies from many parts of the district.
Yaw Ampem Amoako, Richard Odame Phillips, Joshua Arthur, Mark Ayaaba Abugri, Emmanuel Akowuah, Kwabena Oppong Amoako, Benjamin Aboagye Marfo, Michael Frimpong, Tjip van der Werf, Sofanne Jacobine Ravensbergen, Ymkje Stienstra   +10 more
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Scabies incidence and association with skin and soft tissue infection in Loyalty Islands Province, New Caledonia: A 15-year retrospective observational study using electronic health records.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundScabies and its complications are a public health problem in the low- and middle-income countries of the Western Pacific region. However, no data are available for the relatively wealthy French territory of New Caledonia.
Yves-Marie Ducrot, Enzo Bruno, Jean-Marc Franco, Loïc Raffray, Samuel Beneteau, Antoine Bertolotti   +5 more
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Scabies in dermatovenerologist practice: a clinical case of delayed diagnosis in a patient with chronic dermatosis. Case report [PDF]

Consilium Medicum
Despite the current approaches to diagnostics and treatment, regulatory documentation and guidelines, the diagnosis of scabies can often be delayed.
Marina A. Ufimceva, Yurii M. Bochkarev, Kristina I. Nikolaeva, Evgenia P. Gurkovskaya, Ekaterina S. Мylnikova, Oksana M. Podkorytova   +5 more
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Community perspectives on scabies, impetigo and mass drug administration in Fiji: A qualitative study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Scabies is endemic in Fiji and is a significant cause of morbidity. Little is known about the sociocultural beliefs and practices that affect the occurrence of scabies and impetigo, or community attitudes towards the strategy of mass drug administration ...
Elke Mitchell, Stephen Bell, Li Jun Thean, Aalisha Sahukhan, Mike Kama, Aminiasi Koroivueti, John Kaldor, Andrew Steer, Lucia Romani   +8 more
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Healthcare users' knowledge and experiences regarding the management of scabies in the Deder district, Ethiopia

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Background. Scabies is an ectoparasitic, highly contagious skin disease caused by a human itch mite infes‑ tation of the skin, and it is the leading cause of morbidity and disease burden in developing countries.
Sagni C. Jira, Kholofelo L. Matlhaba, David D. Mphuthi   +2 more
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A novel compartment, the 'subqpical stem' of the aerial hyphae, is the location of a sigN-dependent, developmentally distinct transcription in Streptomyces coelicolor. [PDF]

, 2007
Streptomyces coelicolor has nine SigB-like RNA polymerase sigma factors, several of them implicated in morphological differentiation and/or responses to different stresses. One of the nine, SigN, is the focus of this article.
Bignell D.R., Boylan S.A., Champness W.C., Delic V., Errington J., Flardh K., Haldenwang W.G., Homerova D., Hopwood D.A., Kalman S., Karmazyn-Campelli C., Kelemen G.H., Kieser T., Lee E.J., Masuda E.S., Mendez C., Merrick M.J., Nodwell J.R., Price C.W., Sun J., Wildermuth H., Willey J.   +21 more
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Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management [PDF]

, 2020
Scabies is a highly contagious, globally prevalent, parasitic skin infestation caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, also known as the itch mite.
Al-Wabel, Abdussalam, Almutairi, Bandar Saad, Alsugair, Abdulrahman, Cheng, Tabitha, Kahn, Christopher A., Koenig, Kristi L., Maysa, Eshmawi, Mzahim, Bandr   +7 more
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High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography for the in vivo Detection of Demodex Mites [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Demodex mites are involved in different skin diseases and are commonly detected by skin scrape tests or superficial biopsies. A new high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) with high lateral and axial resolution in a horizontal ...
Askin U, Burns DA, C. Berking, Desch C, E. Sattler, Hinz T, Kligman AM, Longo C, Longo C, M. Braun-Falco, Pellacani G, Sattler EC, Slutsky JB, T. Maier, T. Ruzicka, Welzel J   +15 more
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Scabies by Kenneth Mellamby [PDF]

, 2017
Book Review of Scabies by Kenneth Mellamby. Second Edition. E.W.
Newson, Harold D
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Scabies and Bacterial Superinfection among American Samoan Children, 2011-2012. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Scabies, a highly pruritic and contagious mite infestation of the skin, is endemic among tropical regions and causes a substantial proportion of skin disease among lower-income countries.
Laura Edison, Amanda Beaudoin, Lucy Goh, Camille E Introcaso, Diana Martin, Christine Dubray, James Marrone, Chris Van Beneden   +7 more
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