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The global burden of scabies: a cross-sectional analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015; 2017

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Numerous population-based studies have documented high prevalence of scabies in overcrowded settings, particularly among children and in tropical regions. We provide an estimate of the global burden of scabies using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2015.