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Migrants' latest health challenge: Scabies

  • Written by Jackson Thomas, Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, University of Canberra

Scabies, long considered a disease of the past in the developed world, is making its way back. This highly contagious parasitic skin disease, which is caused by the burrowing itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, is most commonly transmitted through personal contact in close living quarters and institutional settings, such as schools, aged...

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