A facility and community-based assessment of scabies in rural Malawi.
Cristina Galván-CasasOriol MitjáSara EstebanJacob KafulafulaTexon PhiriÍñigo Navarro-FernándezConcepción Román-CurtoHassani MtenjeGerald ThauzeniElizabeth HarawaStephano KaluziMphatso DiereMary MkandawireShaibu MalizaniAlex ChifundoMarta Utrera-Busquetsnull Mónica Roncero-RiescoSara López Martín-PrietoIosune Vilanova-UrdánizGisela H PetitiMaria Victoria De GálvezNuria No PérezMaría Rueda Gómez-CalcerradaPilar IranzoPilar Escalonilla García-PatosMagdalena de Troya MartínJavier Romero GomezEsther Cardeñoso-AlvarezSofia Lucas TruyolsLibe Aspe UnanueCristina Bajo Del PozoAlicia Comunión ArtiedaMaria Isabel Martínez GonzálezOmar F López-LópezEsther Moreno-ArteroXavier CubiróIago Meilán-SánchezAlejandra Tomás-VelázquezCristina López-SánchezEva María Sanchez-MartinezHarrison A EdwardsMaria Angeles Herrera MoruecoJulia Zehe RubieraLaura Salguero CalderaUrbano Blanes-MorenoMaria Uribarren-MovillaMichael MarksPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
Prevalence of scabies in our setting was very high suggesting that scabies is a major public health problem in parts of Malawi. Further work is required to more accurately assess the burden of disease and develop appropriate public health strategies for its control.