National control programs for scabies: Experiences from Fiji and Solomon Islands
The implementation of scabies mass drug administration in highly endemic areas has the potential to lead to substantial improvements in health outcomes if large populations are reached. The impact of the mass drug administration campaigns in Fiji and Solomon Islands remains to be fully evaluated, but we have already learnt critical lessons to inform future efforts towards scabies control.
Authors
- Matthew Parnaby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-1620)
- Vinaisi Bechu
- Susanna Lake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5508-5430)
- Julie Zinihite
- Sarah Andersson
- Andrew C. Steer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7346-0196)
- Lucia Romani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-5300)
- Aminiasi Tavui
- Ripeka Kaurasi
- Kaldor Jm
- Hannah Andrews
- Tessa Hughes
- Daniel Engelman
- Oliver Sokana
- Aalisha Sahukhan
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- University of the South Pacific - Solomon Islands Campus (SB)
- Ministry Of Health (FJ)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013874
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00