Cloth sharing with a scabies case considerably explains human scabies among children in a low socioeconomic rural community of Ethiopia

Cloth sharing with a scabies case considerably explains human scabies among children in a low socioeconomic rural community of Ethiopia

Abstract Background In 2020, scabies were integrated into the WHO roadmap for neglected tropical diseases, aimed at ending the negligence to realize the SDGs. Ethiopia has also introduced scabies as a notifiable disease in drought-prone localities since 2015. Many of the previous studies employed st...

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Main Authors: Fekadie Melese, Asmamaw Malede, Tadesse Sisay, Abraham Geremew, Mesfin Gebrehiwot, Lebasie Woretaw, Getu Atanaw, Jember Azanaw, Mihret Melese, Hailemariam Feleke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Scabies infestation
Poor socioeconomy
Unsafe water supply
Amhara region
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-023-00544-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-023-00544-6

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