Scabies in Thai orphanages

Abstract

Sulfur is effective for treating scabies outbreaks where the cost of treatment is a major concern. In order to control the scabies outbreak and to prevent further outbreaks, the authors emphasize that an ongoing process of follow up after mass treatment is necessary.

Systems, strategies, and interventions for sustainable long-term care and protection of children with a history of living outside of family care

“…Multiple sources (Epstein, 1996;Kobayashi, 2004;Pruksachatkunakorn, Wongthanee, & Kasiwat, 2003) have provided inconclusive yet suggestive evidence of the value of these systems. However, there is weak evidence (Kendall & O'Gara, 2007) suggesting that passive educational programs such as fee elimination are not sufficient by themselves and do not result in the retention of street youth in school.…”

The epidemiology of scabies in an impoverished community in rural Brazil: Presence and severity of disease are associated with poor living conditions and illiteracy

“…27 By consequence, what is known about the epidemiology of scabies is mainly based on data from hospital and outpatient records or certain high-risk groups. 6,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] Risk factors for occurrence of disease have rarely been studied in Africa and Asia, 1,2,7,20 but have not been investigated in the Americas.…”

Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Scabies in Suspected Patients Referred to Health Centers of Kashan, Central Iran (2010 - 2014)

“…However, in developed countries outbreaks occur in hospitals, kindergarten, nursing homes, prisons and refugee camps [1,13,14]. Scabies in Iran like other country which located in the Middle East is considered as a major public health problem [3,15].…”