Reemergence of Scabies Driven by Adolescents and Young Adults, Germany, 2009–2018

To validate anecdotal evidence on scabies infestations, we analyzed inpatient and outpatient claims data in Germany. Scabies diagnoses increased 9-fold and treatment failure 4-fold during 2009–2018, driven mainly by persons 15–24 years of age. Prevention and control in young adults appear key becaus...

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Autores principales: Reichert, Felix, Schulz, Maike, Mertens, Elke, Lachmann, Raskit, Aebischer, Anton
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34013873
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.203681
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author Reichert, Felix
Schulz, Maike
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Aebischer, Anton
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description To validate anecdotal evidence on scabies infestations, we analyzed inpatient and outpatient claims data in Germany. Scabies diagnoses increased 9-fold and treatment failure 4-fold during 2009–2018, driven mainly by persons 15–24 years of age. Prevention and control in young adults appear key because of these persons’ high mobility and social connectivity.
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spelling pubmed-81538822021-06-08 Reemergence of Scabies Driven by Adolescents and Young Adults, Germany, 2009–2018 Reichert, Felix Schulz, Maike Mertens, Elke Lachmann, Raskit Aebischer, Anton Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To validate anecdotal evidence on scabies infestations, we analyzed inpatient and outpatient claims data in Germany. Scabies diagnoses increased 9-fold and treatment failure 4-fold during 2009–2018, driven mainly by persons 15–24 years of age. Prevention and control in young adults appear key because of these persons’ high mobility and social connectivity. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8153882/ /pubmed/34013873 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.203681 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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