Health services still struggling to get on top of scabies outbreak
2 years ago

Health services still struggling to get on top of scabies outbreak

NL Times  

The GGD health services are still struggling to get the current scabies outbreak under control. In the Groningen region, the number of scabies diagnoses increased from 36 per 100,000 residents three weeks ago to over 66 per 100,000 last week. GPs report a relatively large number of patients in the 15 to 24 age groups, but infection figures are also much higher in the other age groups. On Wednesday, the public health institute RIVm advocated for a “group-orientated approach” to scabies.

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GPs report rise in scabies as public warned not to ignore potential symptoms
2 months, 1 week ago

GPs report rise in scabies as public warned not to ignore potential symptoms

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If not properly treated, it can spread and increase …

Scabies Is Making a Comeback
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Scabies Is Making a Comeback

Wired  

In recent months, Naveed Ijaz, a general practitioner specializing in dermatology, has seen a growing number of patients presenting at his clinic in Manchester, UK, with intensely itchy rashes. Their cause is scabies, a highly contagious skin condition caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, which can result in these itchy rashes spreading all across the body. The shortage of available …

Doctors report 'nightmare' surge in scabies amid shortage of medicines to treat the highly contagious itchy skin condition that's caused by tiny mites
1 year ago

Doctors report 'nightmare' surge in scabies amid shortage of medicines to treat the highly contagious itchy skin condition that's caused by tiny mites

Daily Mail  

A 'nightmare' surge in scabies cases poses a major public health concern, experts warned today. Infection rates in the UK have doubled in a year, with doctors fearing that a failure to treat the condition quickly, amid medication shortages could spur on the outbreak. Infection rates in the UK have doubled in a year, with doctors fearing that a failure …

London university forced to close classrooms after scabies outbreak among students
1 year ago

London university forced to close classrooms after scabies outbreak among students

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Students at one of the UK’s most prestigious fashion schools …

Scabies cases rising again in Netherlands, especially among toddlers in Overijssel
1 year, 10 months ago

Scabies cases rising again in Netherlands, especially among toddlers in Overijssel

NL Times  

The number of scabies cases in the Neterhaldns is rising again and is currently at its highest point since it peaked in early December, according to research institute Nivel. “We may still exceed that number, but it is difficult to predict,” Nivel researcher Mariette Hooiveld said to NU.nl. The number of people with this itchy skin condition is much higher …

Scabies cases four times higher than last year; PCR test in development
2 years, 1 month ago

Scabies cases four times higher than last year; PCR test in development

NL Times  

The number of scabies cases in the Netherlands has quadrupled since the end of 2021. Health service GGD is expanding its scabies consultation hours and working on a PCR test to diagnose the skin condition more quickly, AT5 reports. “It is common among students who live together and have many changing intimate contacts,” De Vries said. “If people walk and …

Own up to the itch: taboo around scabies needs to be broken
2 years, 4 months ago

Own up to the itch: taboo around scabies needs to be broken

Dutch News  

More people have scabies but embarrassment about the condition is making it difficult to stop spread and reinfection, particularly among students, experts have said. ‘A scabies infection can drive people to despair,’ dermatologist Annemie Galimont told broadcaster NOS. But having scabies is ‘just bad luck’, not an indictment of people’s general hygiene. But business people in expensive hotels can get …

Own up to the itch: taboo around scabies needs to be broken
2 years, 4 months ago

Own up to the itch: taboo around scabies needs to be broken

Dutch News  

More people have scabies but embarrassment about the condition is making it difficult to stop spread and reinfection, particularly among students, experts have said. ‘A scabies infection can drive people to despair,’ dermatologist Annemie Galimont told broadcaster NOS. But having scabies is ‘just bad luck’, not an indictment of people’s general hygiene. But business people in expensive hotels can get …

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