Outbreak of scabies among preschool children, Accra, Ghana, 2017.

Basil Benduri KaburiDonne Kofi AmemeGeorge Adu-AsumahDora DadzieEmmanuel Kwame TenderSmith Vincent AddehTheophilus AryeeAdolphina Addo-LarteySamuel Oko SackeyFredrick WurapaEdwin Andrew AfariErnest Kenu

Published in: BMC public health (2019)

A scabies outbreak with a propagated source occurred among preschool children. The 3-year-old pupils were most affected. It was controlled by mass treatment with benzyl benzoate and health education. Classrooms and sleeping mats were disinfected. We recommended the decongestion of classrooms and discouraged sharing of sleeping mats.

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