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Prevalence of scabies and impetigo worldwide: a systematic review
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Scabies is a skin disease that, through secondary bacterial skin infection (impetigo), can lead to serious complications such as septicaemia, renal disease, and rheumatic heart disease. Yet the worldwide prevalence of scabies is uncertain. We undertook a systematic review, searching several databases and the grey literature, for population-based studies that reported on the prevalence of scabies and impetigo in a community setting. All included studies were assessed for quality. 2409 articles were identified and 48 studies were included. Data were available for all regions except North America. The prevalence of scabies ranged from 0·2% to 71·4%. All regions except for Europe and the Middle East included populations with a prevalence greater than 10%. Overall, scabies prevalence was highest in the Pacific and Latin American regions, and was substantially higher in children than in adolescents and adults. Impetigo was common, particularly in children, with the highest prevalence in Australian Aboriginal communities (49·0%). Comprehensive scabies control strategies are urgently needed, such as a community-based mass drug administration approach, along with a more systematic approach to the monitoring of disease burden.
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- Romani, L., Steer, A. C., Whitfeld, M. J., & Kaldor, J. M.
- Venue
- The Lancet Infectious Diseases
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-08
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 960-967
- ISSN
- 1473-3099 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2122231026
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- 435
- References
- 59
- FWCI
- 6.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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