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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 9(12) December 2015

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Scabies was previously endemic in the communities of the Lau Lagoon in the Solomon Islands. An intensive control program between 1997–2000 using ivermectin resulted in a dramatic decline in the prevalence of both scabies and secondary bacterial infections. A follow-up survey conducted in 2015 found that long term control of scabies had been achieved in these communities. Marks et al.

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Scabies was previously endemic in the communities of the Lau Lagoon in the Solomon Islands. An intensive control program between 1997–2000 using ivermectin resulted in a dramatic decline in the prevalence of both scabies and secondary bacterial infections. A follow-up survey conducted in 2015 found that long term control of scabies had been achieved in these communities. Marks et al.

Image Credit: Michael Marks

https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v09.i12.g001