Article
Toward the Global Control of Human Scabies: Introducing the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
8-8-2013
DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0002167
Abstract
Scabies, the human skin disease caused by infestation by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, causes considerable morbidity and mortality through direct effects and as a result of secondary bacterial infection. Scabies is a truly neglected disease, largely absent from the global health agenda, and its huge burden of disease is largely underappreciated. We contend that coordinated, global efforts to control this ubiquitous pathogenic mite are both important and achievable.
Keywords
- scabies,
- skin disease,
- Sarcoptes scabiei,
- hominis
Disciplines
Citation Information
Daniel Engelman, Karen Kiang, Olivier Chosidow, James McCarthy, et al.. "Toward the Global Control of Human Scabies: Introducing the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies" PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Vol. 7 Iss. 8 (2013) p. e2167 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/daniel-engelman/10/
Membership of the IACS is included in the Acknowledgments.