The Epidemiology of Scabies in Turkey

Tüzün, Yalçın; Kotoğyan, Agop; Çenesizoğlu, Erol; Baransu, O.; Özarmağan, Güzin; Ural, Alper; Cilara, A.; Gürler, Aysel; Tat, A. L.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4362.1980.tb01993.x

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“…Many studies, in fact, have reported high incidences of scabies infestations during the cool weather of the fall and winter seasons [1, 25, 26]. As such, we further investigated the relationships between climate parameters and scabies infestations according to the different seasons.…”

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The effects of climate factors on scabies. A 14-year population-based study in Taiwan

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Scabies is a common infectious disease and can cause severe outbreaks if not controlled quickly. Besides personal contact history, environmental factors are also important. This study analyzed the effects of environmental climate factors on the incidence of scabies in Taiwan. We conducted a 14-year nationwide population-based study: a total of 14,883 patients with scabies infestation were enrolled. Monthly climate data were collected from Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau, including data on temperature, relative humidity, total rainfall, total rain days, and total sunshine hours. The linear relationships between these climate factors and scabies infestations or other risk factors were examined by Pearson’s correlation analysis. Overall, the incidence of scabies was negatively correlated with temperature (γ = −0.152, p < 0.001), while being positively correlated with humidity (γ = 0.192, p < 0.001). This useful information may provide evidence for lowering humidity at nursing facilities, hospitals, and military camps with scabies infestations, which may help to reduce its spread and prevent outbreaks.

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The effects of climate factors on scabies. A 14-year population-based study in Taiwan

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“…Probably, the reason for this was the crowded lifestyle of university students which increase in number, and immigrants placed in the city. In the epidemiological study conducted by Tüzün and his colleagues [15] in 1980, scabies was reported more commonly in males and in ages between 15-44 years. A finding of this study was that, as we observed, it peaked in the winter months.…”

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Changes in incidence and age distribution of scabies: A retrospective cohort study in a tertiary hospital

Aktaş

Cebecik

2019

Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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Aim: Scabies is a pruritic skin disease caused by an ectoparasite named sarcoptes scabies var hominis. It sometimes makes endemics depending on lifestyles of communities. In this study, we point out that patients with scabies have increased in recent years. Methods: A retrospective review was carried out in the patients with scabies diagnosis between 2013January and 2018 July at the dermatology outpatient clinic of Karabuk Research and Training Hospital. The age and gender of the patients, and the season of diagnosis were recorded from the hospital database. Results: In this study, we found that the incidence of scabies increased from 0.4 % to 1% in the last 5 years in the dermatology outpatient clinic of our hospital (r=0,886 p=0.000). The mean age of scabies patients decreased from 49.7 to 31.4 within 5 years (r=-0,753 p=0,006). The female patients were much more than male patients (56% vs 44%), and their mean age was older than males (44 vs 37) (p=0,000). Conclusion: Scabies cases are increasing in number and the mean age of the patients is decreasing gradually at recent years. ÖzAmaç:Uyuz, sarkoptes scabies var hominis adlı bir ektoparazitin neden olduğu kaşıntılı bir deri hastalığıdır.Değişen hayat tarzlarına bağlı olarak endemiler yapmaktadır.Bu çalışmada uyuz tanısı alan hastaların son yıllarda arttığına dikkat çektik. Yöntemler: Karabük Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Dermatoloji polikliniğinde 2013 Ocak -2018 Temmuz arasında, uyuz tanısı alan hastalar retrospektif olarak incelendi.Hastane kayıtları kullanılarak yapılan çalışmada,uyuz tanılı hastaların yaş ve cinsiyetleri alındı.Uyuz tanısının konulduğu mevsim not edildi. Bulgular:Çalışmamızda, son beş yıl içinde , hastanemiz dermatoloji polikliniğinde uyuz görülme sıklığının % 0.4 den %1'e kadar yükseldiğini saptadık (r=0,886 p=0,000). Uyuz tanısı alan hastaların yaş ortalamasının da, bu 5 yıl içinde 49.7'den 31.4 'e düştüğünü gözledik (r=-0,753 p=0,006) . Uyuz tanılı kadın hastalar daha fazlaydı (%56 vs %44) ve uyuzlu kadın hastaların yaş ortalaması erkek hastaların yaş ortalamasına göre daha büyüktü (44 'e 37) (p=0,000). Sonuç: Son yıllarda,uyuz tanısı konulan olgular artıyor ve uyuz görülme yaşı da düşüyor.

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“…It is rather difficult to explain these results. Almost all epidemiological studies on scabies (in United Kingdom [17,18], Denmark [19], Turkey [20], Israel [21,22], India [1] and New Zealand [23]) conclude that the incidence of this infestation is higher in autumn and winter. Only in a study carried out in Saudi Arabia it was observed that recurrence rate of scabies was higher from May to August [24].…”

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Scabies and nocturnal pruritus: preliminary observations in a group of African migrants

Veraldi

Schianchi

Nazzaro

2021

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Pruritus of scabies is due to a type IV T cell-mediated reaction to the mite’s saliva, eggs, excrements and other products released by the mite during its life cycle. Movements of the mite also induce pruritus. According to the literature, scabies pruritus has higher frequency and intensity at night. Methodology: In this short communication we present the results of a survey on nocturnal pruritus in a group of African migrants with scabies. A questionnaire was given to 36 patients: “Is your pruritus more severe at night?” and “Do you wake up from the sleep because of pruritus?”. Results: The answer to the first question was “yes” in 13/18 patients (72.2%) visited from October 2018 to February 2019, and in 6/18 patients (33.3%) visited from May to September 2019. The answer to the second question was “yes” in 11/18 patients (61.1%) of the first group and in 5/18 patients (27.7%) of the second group. Conclusions: It is possible that nocturnal pruritus in scabies is due to the temperature of the skin surface: when it is high, because of the use of pajamas, heavy sheets and blankets (from October to February), pruritus increases; when the skin’s temperature is low, as in the summertime, when people usually sleeps without blankets, with light sheets and pajamas or not having a stitch on, pruritus is less frequent and severe. These conclusions must be confirmed by studies based on larger groups of patients.

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The Epidemiology of Scabies in Turkey

Cited by 26 publications

References 6 publications

The effects of climate factors on scabies. A 14-year population-based study in Taiwan

The effects of climate factors on scabies. A 14-year population-based study in Taiwan

Changes in incidence and age distribution of scabies: A retrospective cohort study in a tertiary hospital

Scabies and nocturnal pruritus: preliminary observations in a group of African migrants

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