Rising scabies incidence and the growing burden on GPs: a retrospective longitudinal study
Our findings highlight an exponential increase in scabies-related episodes, significantly increasing the burden on general practices. Regions experiencing rising scabies incidence rates should prioritise public health interventions to curb transmission, which require a coordinated clinical and public health response.
Authors
- Cornelia H.M. van Jaarsveld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4269-0041)
- Stijn Raven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-0329)
- Saskia C. van der Boor
- Annemarie Uijen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7703-6250)
- Ines Figaroa
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University Medical Center (US)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- United States Public Health Service (US)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0037
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79