Epidemiologic evidence on the ocurrence of scabies in humans, caused by Sarcoptes scabiei (DeGeer, 1778) var. canis (Bourguignon, 1853)
The human infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis was studied. From 143 humans which were in close contact with 27 infested animals, the author was able to detect 58 infested individuals (40.56%). The incidence of this zoonosis was higher among women than men and individuals of all ages were i...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 1978 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositório: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/22909 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/22909 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Scabies Dogs Sarcoptes scabiei Escabiose Cães |
| Resumo: | The human infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis was studied. From 143 humans which were in close contact with 27 infested animals, the author was able to detect 58 infested individuals (40.56%). The incidence of this zoonosis was higher among women than men and individuals of all ages were indiscriminately affected. The scabies agent was observed in 3 out of 12 pacients submitted to skin scraping. |
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