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Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BACKGROUND:Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. We report the outcomes against scabies of two oral ivermectin mass drug administrations (MDAs) delivered 12 ...
Thérèse M Kearns +13 more
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Clinical diagnosis and treatment of scabies, a neglected tropical disease
South African Family Practice, 2021 Scabies is a parasitic infestation of the skin caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. It is common in tropical areas, including the sub-tropical areas of Southern Africa. Predisposing factors are overcrowding, poor personal hygiene, low socio-
Hendrick M. Motswaledi
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Health-related quality of life impact of scabies in the Solomon Islands
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021 Background Scabies causes intense itching and skin lesions. A small number of studies have shown that scabies impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but no studies have been conducted in the Pacific region.
Susanna J Lake +10 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 +4 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BackgroundUnderstanding of scabies immunopathology has been hampered by the inability to undertake longitudinal studies in humans. Pigs are a useful animal model for scabies, and show clinical and immunologic changes similar to those in humans.
Kate E Mounsey +7 more
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The Management of Scabies in the 21st Century: Past, Advances and Potentials
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2020 Scabies is one of the most common skin diseases worldwide, affecting 150–200 million people yearly. Scabies affects young children in particular, and has the greatest impact in poor overcrowded living conditions.
C. Bernigaud, K. Fischer, O. Chosidow
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Heliyon, 2023 Background: Scabies is endemic in many resource-poor tropics, with an estimated average prevalence of 5–10% in children. The burden of scabies infestation and its complications place a huge cost on health systems.
Sagni Challi Jira +2 more
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Laboratory-based diagnosis of scabies: a review of the current status
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021 Scabies is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) of the skin that is caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. It is considered to be an important public health problem in many regions.
E. Siddig, R. Hay
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aim This study builds on the environmental risk analysis presented in the 2022 National Report on Medicines Use in Italy by the Italian Medicines Agency and aims to assess the environmental risk posed by medicines in Italy and its regions. Methods The analysis selected 90 medicines based on three criteria: high utilization, low predicted no effect ...
Valentina Giunchi +8 more
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Skin microbiome engineering: Challenges and opportunities in skin diseases treatment
iMetaOmics, EarlyView.The skin microbiome plays a crucial role in skin health, influencing barrier integrity, immune responses, and disease susceptibility. Various interventions can reshape the microbiome, broadly categorized into targeted and untargeted approaches. Targeted strategies, such as phage therapy, engineered bacteria, and phage lysins, selectively modulate ...
Yiang Lyu, Juntao Shen, You Che, Lei Dai
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