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Limited effective treatments, coupled with recent observations of emerging drug resistance to oral ivermectin and 5% permethrin, raise concerns regarding the future control of scabies, especially ...

Scabies is an infestation of mites that burrow into the skin, often causing an itchy rash. A national rise in scabies was reported last year, and the latest figures from the Royal College of GPs show ...

doctors diagnose scabies by looking for a skin rash or sending a scraping of the skin to a lab where the mite can be seen ...