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Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Background: Scabies is a major global health problem, affecting an estimated 200 million people worldwide and causing more than 455 million new cases annually. It is one of the most prevalent dermatological conditions in developing countries and vulnerable populations, such as school-age children. In Ethiopia, findings regarding the prevalence and associated factors of scabies among school age children have been irregular and inconsistent.
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Lancet
December 2024
Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network, Oxford, UK. Electronic address:
Single dose ivermectin for scabies pre-emptive therapy among healthcare workers in Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Infez Med
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Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Introduction: Scabies is a neglected disease that cause outbreaks in facilities such as hospitals and prisons. In Europe, treatment with 2 doses of ivermectin 200 mcg/kg, 7 days apart, is authorised and recommended especially in population mass treatment. We describe the management of a mass pre-emptive therapy of primary contacts of a confirmed case of classic scabies among health care workers.
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Clinical Microbiology, Laboratory, LabPLUS, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Aim: We sought to determine the degree of agreement between clinical and laboratory methods for diagnosing scabies in school-aged children.
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