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dc.contributor.authorGalván Casas, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorBlanes Moreno, Urbano
dc.contributor.authorMarks, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-27T13:59:16Z
dc.date.available2022-01-27T13:59:16Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1935-2735spa
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10641/2744
dc.description.abstractBackground Scabies is a neglected tropical disease of the skin, causing severe itching, stigmatizing skin lesions and systemic complications. Since 2015, the DerMalawi project provide an integrated skin diseases clinics and Tele-dermatology care in Malawi. Clinic based data suggested a progressive increase in scabies cases observed. To better identify and treat individuals with scabies in the region, we shifted from a clinic-based model to a community based outreach programme. Methodology/Principal findings From May 2015, DerMalawi project provide integrated skin diseases and Tele-dermatological care in the Nkhotakota and Salima health districts in Malawi. Demographic and clinical data of all patients personally attended are recorded. Due to a progressive increase in the number of cases of scabies the project shifted to a community-based outreach programme. For the community outreach activities, we conducted three visits between 2018 to 2019 and undertook screening in schools and villages of Alinafe Hospital catchment area. Treatment was offered for all the cases and school or household contacts. Scabies increased from 2.9% to 39.2% of all cases seen by the DerMalawi project at clinics between 2015 to 2018. During the community-based activities approximately 50% of the population was assessed in each of three visits. The prevalence of scabies was similar in the first two rounds, 15.4% (2392) at the first visit and 17.2% at the second visit. The prevalence of scabies appeared to be lower (2.4%) at the third visit. The prevalence of impetigo appeared unchanged and was 6.7% at the first visit and 5.2% at the final visit. Conclusions/Significance Prevalence of scabies in our setting was very high suggesting that scabies is a major public health problem in parts of Malawi. Further work is required to more accurately assess the burden of disease and develop appropriate public health strategies for its control.spa
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.publisherPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseasesspa
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/*
dc.titleA facility and community-based assessment of scabies in rural Malawi.spa
dc.typejournal articlespa
dc.type.hasVersionAMspa
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accessspa
dc.description.extent876 KBspa
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pntd.0009386spa
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009386spa


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