Defining the need for public health control of scabies in Solomon Islands.

• Main Authors: Susanna J Lake (Author), Daniel Engelman (Author), Oliver Sokana (Author), Titus Nasi (Author), Dickson Boara (Author), Anneke C Grobler (Author), Millicent H Osti (Author), Ross Andrews (Author), Michael Marks (Author), Margot J Whitfeld (Author), Lucia Romani (Author), John M Kaldor (Author), Andrew C Steer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pacific Island countries have a high burden of scabies and impetigo. Understanding of the epidemiology of these diseases is needed to target public health interventions such as mass drug administration (MDA). The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of scabies and impetigo in Solomon Isl...