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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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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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Scabies [PDF]

Paediatrics & Child Health, 2015
Scabies is a contagious skin infestation caused by a mite. It causes significant global morbidity, with an estimated 300 million cases annually. Although it can affect individuals at any socioeconomic level, individuals who live in poverty or in overcrowded conditions are at much higher risk for scabies. Lack of local expertise can result in failure to
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Bullous Scabies [PDF]

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016
Scabies is a common contagious cutaneous disease and usually affects the young, characterized by polymorphous lesions that may present as burrows, pruritic papules, and inflammatory nodules. Bullous scabies (BS) is its rather rare subtype, mimicking bullous pemphigoid.
Di-Qing, Luo, Mei-Xing, Huang, Juan-Hua, Liu, Wen, Tang, Yu-Kun, Zhao, Rashmi, Sarkar   +5 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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A framework for scabies control

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Scabies is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that causes a significant health burden, particularly in disadvantaged communities and where there is overcrowding.
Daniel Engelman, M. Marks, A. Steer, Abate Beshah, G. Biswas, O. Chosidow, L. Coffeng, Belen Lardizabal Dofitas, W. Enbiale, Mosoka P. Fallah, E. Gasimov, A. Hopkins, J. Jacobson, J. Kaldor, F. Ly, C. Mackenzie, J. McVernon, Matthew Parnaby, Merelesita Rainima-Qaniuci, O. Sokana, D. Sankara, R. Yotsu, A. Yajima, P. Cantey   +23 more
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Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of scabies

International Journal of Dermatology
Scabies, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis mite burrowing into the skin, is a highly contagious disease characterized by intense nocturnal itching.
S. Uzun, Murat Durdu, Aslan Yürekli, M. Mülayim, M. Akyol, S. Velipaşaoğlu, M. Harman, Ayşegül Taylan‐Özkan, E. Şavk, Devrim Demir-Dora, Levent Dönmez, U. Gazi, Habibullah Aktaş, A. Aktürk, Gulay Demir, Fatih Göktay, M. Gürel, N. G. Gürok, A. Karadağ, Ö. Küçük, Çağrı Turan, M. G. Ozden, Z. Ural, Orçun Zorbozan, K. Mumcuoğlu   +24 more
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Prevalence and determinants of scabies: A global systematic review and meta‐analysis

medRxiv
Scabies is a neglected skin disease that disproportionately affects people from resource poor and overcrowded countries. Global data on prevalence and risk factors are limited. This article aims to estimate the global burden of scabies and identifies the
Saptorshi Gupta, S. Thornley, Arthur J Morris, G. Sundborn, Cameron Grant   +4 more
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Scabies outbreak during COVID‐19: an Italian experience

International Journal of Dermatology, 2021
Scabies outbreak during COVID-19: an Italian experience Dear Editor, Scabies is a disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. This parasite causes an infestation of the skin with a high grade of transmission.
M. De Lucia, L. Potestio, L. Costanzo, G. Fabbrocini, L. Gallo   +4 more
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The disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), prevalence and incidence of scabies, 1990–2021: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Background Current literature lacks a recent global analysis of scabies. This study aims to analyze the burden and epidemiological characteristics of scabies using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study.
Jiajia Li, Zehu Liu, Xiujiao Xia
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