title: Sarcoptes scabiei in animals spreading to man.
abstract: An outbreak of Sarcoptes scabiei in animals was observed from mid-November 1991 to mid-December 1991 in two adjacent villages, Fewgram and Nurpur, in Birbhum District, West Bengal State, India, starting from goats to cattle, then to sheep and even to dogs. Nineteen goats and one cattle died of manage infection. The infection spread to man in the last week of December 1991, and affected forty-two human beings, tending and rearing animals. The animals treated with deltamenthrin (synthetic pyrethroid) and amitraz (triazapentadiene) were completely cured. In man, the disease seemed to be self-limited in some cases and 2% hexachlorobenzene was successfully used for treatment of the others. The outbreak was effectively controlled in March 1992.
authors.affiliation: Additional Block Animal Health Centre, Kirnahar, Birbhum, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mahanta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002417:Cattle; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012756:Sheep; D014052:Toluidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; D014052:Toluidines; C014983:amitraz; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene