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Incidence of scabies in Belgium

(2008) EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 136(3). p.395-398
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A prospective survey on scabies in Ghent, Belgium was performed in 2004. Sixty-four individual cases were reported, corresponding to a crude incidence rate of 28/100 000 inhabitants. The incidence was higher in the elderly (51/100 000 in persons aged > 75 years) and a higher incidence was also found in immigrants (88/100 000). More than 40% of the registered scabies patients had symptoms for more than 4 weeks at the time of presentation. In 54% of the consultations, the patient had already consulted a physician for his/her skin problem. Of this group, 44% had not yet received any scabicidal treatment, indicating that scabies was not yet diagnosed or that an inappropriate treatment was prescribed. The observations suggest that the diagnosis and/or treatment of scabies in this region can still be improved.
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POLAND, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, CARE, TRENDS, FOLLOW-UP, DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL-CONDITIONS, HEAD-LICE, EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Lapeere, Hilde, et al. “Incidence of Scabies in Belgium.” EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, vol. 136, no. 3, Cambridge University Press, 2008, pp. 395–98, doi:10.1017/S0950268807008576.
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Lapeere, H., Naeyaert, J. M., DE WEERT, J., De Maeseneer, J., & Brochez, L. (2008). Incidence of scabies in Belgium. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 136(3), 395–398. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268807008576
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Lapeere, Hilde, Jean Marie Naeyaert, JOZEF DE WEERT, Jan De Maeseneer, and Lieve Brochez. 2008. “Incidence of Scabies in Belgium.” EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION 136 (3): 395–98. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268807008576.
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Lapeere, Hilde, Jean Marie Naeyaert, JOZEF DE WEERT, Jan De Maeseneer, and Lieve Brochez. 2008. “Incidence of Scabies in Belgium.” EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION 136 (3): 395–398. doi:10.1017/S0950268807008576.
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Lapeere H, Naeyaert JM, DE WEERT J, De Maeseneer J, Brochez L. Incidence of scabies in Belgium. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 2008;136(3):395–8.
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H. Lapeere, J. M. Naeyaert, J. DE WEERT, J. De Maeseneer, and L. Brochez, “Incidence of scabies in Belgium,” EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, vol. 136, no. 3, pp. 395–398, 2008.
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  abstract     = {{A prospective survey on scabies in Ghent, Belgium was performed in 2004. Sixty-four individual cases were reported, corresponding to a crude incidence rate of 28/100 000 inhabitants. The incidence was higher in the elderly (51/100 000 in persons aged > 75 years) and a higher incidence was also found in immigrants (88/100 000). More than 40% of the registered scabies patients had symptoms for more than 4 weeks at the time of presentation. In 54% of the consultations, the patient had already consulted a physician for his/her skin problem. Of this group, 44% had not yet received any scabicidal treatment, indicating that scabies was not yet diagnosed or that an inappropriate treatment was prescribed. The observations suggest that the diagnosis and/or treatment of scabies in this region can still be improved.}},
  author       = {{Lapeere, Hilde and Naeyaert, Jean Marie and DE WEERT, JOZEF and De Maeseneer, Jan and Brochez, Lieve}},
  issn         = {{0950-2688}},
  journal      = {{EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION}},
  keywords     = {{POLAND,LANGUAGE BARRIERS,CARE,TRENDS,FOLLOW-UP,DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL-CONDITIONS,HEAD-LICE,EPIDEMIOLOGY}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{395--398}},
  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  title        = {{Incidence of scabies in Belgium}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268807008576}},
  volume       = {{136}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}

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