An outbreak of scabies in multiple linked healthcare settings in The Netherlands

Georgia Ladbury; Gabriella Morroy; Sandra van Hoeven-Dekkers; Corine Botermans; Cees Veelenturf; Maarten Bastiaens; Cees van Abeelen; Clementine Wijkmans

doi:10.1086/667736

An outbreak of scabies in multiple linked healthcare settings in The Netherlands

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Oct;33(10):1047-50. doi: 10.1086/667736. Epub 2012 Aug 23.

Authors

Georgia Ladbury¹, Gabriella Morroy, Sandra van Hoeven-Dekkers, Corine Botermans, Cees Veelenturf, Maarten Bastiaens, Cees van Abeelen, Clementine Wijkmans

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands. georgia.ladbury@rivm.nl

PMID: 22961026
DOI: 10.1086/667736

Abstract

We report a large scabies outbreak occurring in Tilburg, Netherlands, which affected several different healthcare settings that provide care to the elderly and the mentally disabled. The outbreak demonstrated how the complex system of care provision to vulnerable groups facilitated extensive scabies transmission among multiple linked healthcare settings and the community.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Contact Tracing
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / parasitology
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Home Care Agencies / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands / epidemiology
Residential Facilities / statistics & numerical data*
Scabies / epidemiology*
Scabies / prevention & control
Scabies / transmission
Young Adult