title: The scourge of scabies.
abstract: Scabies ('Itch Mite') is truly a Great Neglected Disease that inflicts misery on millions. Molecular approaches, while still in their infancy, are providing a better understanding of the parasite and will have important implications for control and prevention. It has long been thought that dogs may act as a reservoir for human infections. However, genetic studies cast doubt over this supposition.
authors.affiliation: The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Darwin, Australia. daveK@qimr.edu.au
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: Shelley F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: Pearly
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harumal
authors.forename: Bart J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Currie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D012532:Scabies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*