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Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show?
Reports from various countries have described increasing numbers of scabies cases, especially in the past two decades. The epidemiological data for various world regions showed prevalence estimates ranging from 0.2% to 71%, with the highest prevalence in the Pacific region and Latin America. Therefo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9604680/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36295033 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12101598 |
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author | Aždajić, Marija Delaš Bešlić, Iva Gašić, Ana Ferara, Nikola Pedić, Lovre Lugović-Mihić, Liborija |
author_facet | Aždajić, Marija Delaš Bešlić, Iva Gašić, Ana Ferara, Nikola Pedić, Lovre Lugović-Mihić, Liborija |
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description | Reports from various countries have described increasing numbers of scabies cases, especially in the past two decades. The epidemiological data for various world regions showed prevalence estimates ranging from 0.2% to 71%, with the highest prevalence in the Pacific region and Latin America. Therefore, geographically, scabies occurs more commonly in the developing world, tropical climates, and in areas with a lack of access to water. According to results from specific regions of the world, the greatest burdens from scabies were recorded for East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, tropical Latin America, and South Asia. Among countries with the highest rates, the top 10 were Indonesia, China, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, Fiji, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Seychelles. From Europe, available data shows an increasing trend in scabies infestation, particularly evident among populations with associated contributing factors, such as those who travel frequently, refugees, asylum seekers, those who regularly lack drinking water and appropriate hygiene and are of a younger age, etc. This increase in observed cases in the last 10–20 years has been evidenced by research conducted in Germany, France, Norway, and Croatia, among other countries. In addition, increased scabies transmission was also recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic and may have been the result of increased sexual intercourse during that time. Despite all the available treatment options, scabies commonly goes unrecognized and is therefore not treated accordingly. This trend calls for a prompt and synergistic reaction from all healthcare professionals, governmental institutions, and non-governmental organizations, especially in settings where population migration is common and where living standards are low. Furthermore, the proper education of whole populations and accessible healthcare are cornerstones of outbreak prevention. Accurate national data and proper disease reporting should be a goal for every country worldwide when developing strategic plans for preventing and controlling the community spread of scabies. |
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spelling | pubmed-96046802022-10-27 Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show? Aždajić, Marija Delaš Bešlić, Iva Gašić, Ana Ferara, Nikola Pedić, Lovre Lugović-Mihić, Liborija Life (Basel) Review Reports from various countries have described increasing numbers of scabies cases, especially in the past two decades. The epidemiological data for various world regions showed prevalence estimates ranging from 0.2% to 71%, with the highest prevalence in the Pacific region and Latin America. Therefore, geographically, scabies occurs more commonly in the developing world, tropical climates, and in areas with a lack of access to water. According to results from specific regions of the world, the greatest burdens from scabies were recorded for East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, tropical Latin America, and South Asia. Among countries with the highest rates, the top 10 were Indonesia, China, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, Fiji, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Seychelles. From Europe, available data shows an increasing trend in scabies infestation, particularly evident among populations with associated contributing factors, such as those who travel frequently, refugees, asylum seekers, those who regularly lack drinking water and appropriate hygiene and are of a younger age, etc. This increase in observed cases in the last 10–20 years has been evidenced by research conducted in Germany, France, Norway, and Croatia, among other countries. In addition, increased scabies transmission was also recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic and may have been the result of increased sexual intercourse during that time. Despite all the available treatment options, scabies commonly goes unrecognized and is therefore not treated accordingly. This trend calls for a prompt and synergistic reaction from all healthcare professionals, governmental institutions, and non-governmental organizations, especially in settings where population migration is common and where living standards are low. Furthermore, the proper education of whole populations and accessible healthcare are cornerstones of outbreak prevention. Accurate national data and proper disease reporting should be a goal for every country worldwide when developing strategic plans for preventing and controlling the community spread of scabies. MDPI 2022-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9604680/ /pubmed/36295033 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12101598 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Aždajić, Marija Delaš Bešlić, Iva Gašić, Ana Ferara, Nikola Pedić, Lovre Lugović-Mihić, Liborija Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show? |
title | Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show? |
title_full | Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show? |
title_fullStr | Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show? |
title_full_unstemmed | Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show? |
title_short | Increased Scabies Incidence at the Beginning of the 21st Century: What Do Reports from Europe and the World Show? |
title_sort | increased scabies incidence at the beginning of the 21st century: what do reports from europe and the world show? |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9604680/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36295033 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12101598 |
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