A new tool to test for scabies is being trialled by doctors in the Northern Territory, with researchers hoping early ...

Over 100 inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City are being treated for scabies during a prison unit ...

Inmates in two sections of the Utah State Prison are being treated for scabies after one inmate tested positive. Some areas ...

Scabies occurs when tiny parasitic mites called Sarcoptes scabiei burrow into the upper layer of skin, triggering an intense allergic reaction that causes severe itching and a distinctive rash.

Last year, 51 cases of the disease were reported to officials - nearly half of which originated in nursing homes.

Approximately 140 inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City are under quarantine after one inmate tested positive for scabies.

In 2024 there were 51 scabies outbreaks notified in Ireland, representing a 96 per cent increase from 2023, the body said.

The number of cases reported last year nearly doubled while the true extent of infections, the spread of the highly ...

A scabies outbreak at the Utah State Correctional Facility has prompted the closure of visitor areas and the quarantine of ...