How to eliminate scabies parasites from fomites: A high-throughput ex vivo experimental study
To the Editor: Scabies is one of the most prevalent infectious dermatologic diseases worldwide.1 Overcrowding, high population movement, and suboptimal health care are major risk factors for outbreaks, particularly in disadvantaged populations and institutional settings. In the tropics, scabies often causes secondary bacterial infections and potentially life-threatening sequelae including sepsis, glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever, and heart disease. Direct skin-to-skin contact is the main transmission pathway; however, as mites survive short term outside their host, contaminated fomites can also spread the disease,2 especially in the cases of profuse or crusted scabies.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Charlotte Bernigaud, Deepani D. Fernando, Hieng Lu, Sara Taylor, Gunter Hartel, Olivier Chosidow, Katja Fischer Tags: Letter Source Type: research
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