Mass-drug administration curbs scabies for asylum seekers in the Netherlands

(PLOS) In a new article published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sofanne J. Ravensbergen of the University of Groningen, and colleagues, found that a scabies intervention program (SIP) was effective in reducing the severity of scabies when introduced to the newly arrived Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers who volunteered to take part in the program.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news