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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 ...
Babette 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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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: 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, E. Miranda, Emilina Faradila Cornain, L. Rizky   +3 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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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 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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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, S. Nigatu, Gebremedhin Necho Gebrie, Anteneh Ayelign Kibret   +3 more
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Prevention of bacterial complications of scabies using mass drug administration: A population-based, before-after trial in Fiji, 2018–2020

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 2022
Summary Background Scabies is an important predisposing factor of impetigo which can lead to serious bacterial complications. Ivermectin-based mass drug administration can substantially reduce scabies and impetigo prevalence in endemic settings, but the ...
L. Thean, L. Romani, Daniel Engelman, H. Wand, A. Jenney, Jyotishna Mani, Jessica Paka, Tuliana Cua, Sera Taole, Maciu Silai, K. Ashwini, Aalisha Sahukhan, M. Kama, M. Tuicakau, J. Kado, Matthew Parnaby, N. Carvalho, M. Whitfeld, J. Kaldor, A. Steer   +19 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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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, J. Bauer   +6 more
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