Simon Thornley, Gerhard Sundborn, Daniel Engelman, Rachel Roskvist, Cielo Pasay, Roger Marshall, Wei Long, Noela Dugu, Natalie Hopoi, Shunsuke Moritsuka, James McCarthy, Arthur J Morris
AIM: Here, we present results of a survey of scabies prevalence in childcare centres and primary schools in Auckland. METHODS: Children whose parents agreed to take part in participating centres in the Auckland region were examined for scabies by general practitioners and given questionnaires of relevant symptoms. Diagnoses of clinical or suspected scabies were made according to the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS) criteria. The survey was a stratified random sample of schools and early childcare centres...
December 2023: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health