An estimated 200 million people worldwide have scabies at any one time. Strategies to manage scabies in endemic settings are needed as most cases occur in resource-poor settings in tropical climates. Scabies is an underrecognised cause of morbidity, and re-infestation can often occur, particularly in crowded settings. When scabies cases are low in a community, treatment is focused on the individual and their household contacts; however, when scabies becomes endemic, treating everyone in the community at once has been shown to be effective. The mass drug administration strategy is currently supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to control and eliminate a number of neglected tropical diseases and more recently used as an effective strategy to control scabies (Romani et al., N Engl J Med. 381:186-7, 2019). Mass drug administration for scabies could potentially be administered in combination with other medications to target multiple diseases simultaneously.
BT - Scabies DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-26070-4_28 LA - Eng M3 - Chapter N2 -An estimated 200 million people worldwide have scabies at any one time. Strategies to manage scabies in endemic settings are needed as most cases occur in resource-poor settings in tropical climates. Scabies is an underrecognised cause of morbidity, and re-infestation can often occur, particularly in crowded settings. When scabies cases are low in a community, treatment is focused on the individual and their household contacts; however, when scabies becomes endemic, treating everyone in the community at once has been shown to be effective. The mass drug administration strategy is currently supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to control and eliminate a number of neglected tropical diseases and more recently used as an effective strategy to control scabies (Romani et al., N Engl J Med. 381:186-7, 2019). Mass drug administration for scabies could potentially be administered in combination with other medications to target multiple diseases simultaneously.
PB - Springer International Publishing PY - 2023 SN - 9783031260698 SP - 419 EP - 431 T2 - Scabies TI - Scabies Mass Treatment in Resource-Poor Countries ER -