title: An outbreak of scabies in multiple linked healthcare settings in The Netherlands.
abstract: We report a large scabies outbreak occurring in Tilburg, Netherlands, which affected several different healthcare settings that provide care to the elderly and the mentally disabled. The outbreak demonstrated how the complex system of care provision to vulnerable groups facilitated extensive scabies transmission among multiple linked healthcare settings and the community.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands. georgia.ladbury@rivm.nl
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ladbury
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morroy
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Hoeven-Dekkers
authors.forename: Corine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Botermans
authors.forename: Cees
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veelenturf
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bastiaens
authors.forename: Cees
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Abeelen
authors.forename: Clementine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wijkmans
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016358:Contact Tracing; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D055815:Young Adult