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Newest firstIntroductionScabies, caused by Sarcoptes scabiei, is a neglected tropical disease that disproportionately affects underserved rural communities, where transmission is commonly sustained through prolonged close contact and sharing of personal items. This study assessed household scabies experience and associated factors during a past outbreak in Nyasa District. MethodsA retrospective community-based cross-sectional…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundScabies is one of the common infectious skin conditions globally, with a significantly high burden in hot and tropical countries, resource-poor settings, and areas with high population density. Rohingya refugee camps in Coxs Bazar are one of the most protracted refugee crises in the world, sheltering approximately 1,143,096 refugees in 33 overcrowded refugee camps. While most existing literature focuses…
BackgroundThe International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS) recently published expert consensus criteria for scabies diagnosis. Formal validation of these criteria is needed to guide implementation. We conducted a study to provide detailed description of the morphology and distribution of scabies lesions as assessed by dermatologists and validate the IACS criteria for diagnosis by both expert and non-ex…
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