Tracing the Itch: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Scabies Rates and Its Risk Factors Using the Global Burden of Disease 2021 Data
Owing to the exploratory nature of the GBD data, our findings are hypothesis generating, rather than confirmatory. Scabies prevalence remains high in several global regions. Progress to reduce scabies prevalence is slow with existing programmes. Scabies control policies should be further prioritised to accelerate progress in reducing the prevalence of this important tropical disease.
Authors
- Cameron Charles Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4032-7230)
- Simon Thornley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-4889)
- Arthur J. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0860-7187)
- Gerhard Sundborn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7550-9096)
- Saptorshi Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-8545)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Auckland City Hospital (NZ)
- Pacific Radiology (New Zealand) (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Published
- 2025-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.70029
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40