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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: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2021
BACKGROUND Scabies is a skin infestation whose incidence is apparently rising. METHODS This review is based on pertinent articles retrieved by a selective search of PubMed on diagnosis and treatment strategies.
C. Sunderkötter, J. Wohlrab, H. Hamm
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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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Breaking the Bubble: Bullous scabies – A case report

IDCases, 2023
The article describes a rare case of bullous scabies in a 30-year-old female. Scabies is a skin condition caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei and is typically transmitted through skin-to-skin contact.
Safi Ur Rehman Daim, Muhammad Fawad Ashraf, Aizaz Ashraf, Rameesha Zubair, Rana Uzair Ahmed   +4 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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Does training of Health Extension Workers reduce scabies load in district health facilities in rural Ethiopia?

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020
Introduction: In 2017, Ethiopia included scabies management within the responsibility of health extension workers. In Kamba (the intervention district) workers were trained on scabies management. Whereas, in Arba Minch Zuria (the control district) there
Tigist Gezmu, Wendemagegn Enbiale, Mekuria Asnakew, Alemayehu Bekele, Gelila Beresaw, Mekdes Nigussie, Kudakwashe Takarinda, Marcel Manzi, Rony Zachariah   +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, J. Bauer   +6 more
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Efficacy of ivermectin mass-drug administration to control scabies in asylum seekers in the Netherlands: A retrospective cohort study between January 2014 - March 2016. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Scabies is a skin infestation with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei causing itch and rash and is a major risk factor for bacterial skin infections and severe complications.
Dorien T Beeres, Sofanne J Ravensbergen, Annelies Heidema, Darren Cornish, Machiel Vonk, Leonie D Wijnholds, Jessica J H Hendriks, Johanneke Kleinnijenhuis, Till F Omansen, Ymkje Stienstra   +9 more
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Scabies infection among boarding school students in Medan, Indonesia: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Recommended Prevention

Tropical Parasitology, 2022
Introduction: Scabies has been a continuous health concern in residential institutions including boarding schools in Indonesia. The disease easily spreads in overcrowding residences.
H. Yulfi, Muhammad Zulkhair, Ariyati Yosi   +2 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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