Long Term Control of Scabies Fifteen Years after an Intensive Treatment Programme.

• Main Authors: Michael Marks (Author), Betty Taotao-Wini (Author), Lorraine Satorara (Author), Daniel Engelman (Author), Titus Nasi (Author), David C Mabey (Author), Andrew C Steer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Scabies is a major public health problem in the Pacific and is associated with an increased risk of bacterial skin infections, glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever. Mass drug administration with ivermectin is a promising strategy for the control of scabies. Mass treatment with ivermec...