Study: Mass Drug Administration Reduces Scabies Cases by 90% in Solomon Islands’ Communities

Efficacy of mass drug administration with ivermectin for control of scabies and impetigo, with coadministration of azithromycin: a single-arm community intervention trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)

Commentaries: Control of scabies and secondary impetigo: optimising treatment effectiveness in endemic settings – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands’ communities – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Very pleased to see our study (Romani et al) in @TheLancetInfDis today. Largest intervention trial for #scabies. Single round ivermectin-based MDA reduced scabies by 88% at 12 months. Impetigo reduced 74%. Clinic visits for sores & abscesses reduced 50%.https://t.co/tiajhLATTU pic.twitter.com/Fa0UBlGSYO

— Daniel Engelman (@Dan_Engelman) April 5, 2019