Long Term Control of Scabies Fifteen Years after an Intensive Treatment Programme

Michael Marks; Betty Taotao-Wini; Lorraine Satorara; Daniel Engelman; Titus Nasi; David C. Mabey; Andrew C. Steer

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004246

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Long Term Control of Scabies Fifteen Years after an Intensive Treatment Programme

Michael Marks ,

* E-mail: michael.marks@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Betty Taotao-Wini,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, National Referral Hospital, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands
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Lorraine Satorara,

Affiliation National Health Training Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands
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Daniel Engelman,

Affiliations Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of General Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Group A Streptococcal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Titus Nasi,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, National Referral Hospital, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands
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David C. Mabey,

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Andrew C. Steer

Affiliations Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of General Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Group A Streptococcal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Long Term Control of Scabies Fifteen Years after an Intensive Treatment Programme

Michael Marks,
Betty Taotao-Wini,
Lorraine Satorara,
Daniel Engelman,
Titus Nasi,
David C. Mabey,
Andrew C. Steer

Published: December 1, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004246

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