Rise in scabies infection cases in Leeds revealed from 2023 amid national shortage of medication

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Health and social workers tackled an increase of scabies infections among poor families in the city last year as medics faced a shortage of medication.

The council’s health protection team secured extra supplies of skin cream to treat the condition and raised awareness of how to prevent transmission. The city’s annual Health Protection Board Report said there was a national shortage of Permethrin as the infection was circulating. The medication was included in the city’s Pharmacy First scheme and made available to people not registered with a GP.

It is usually transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, and more rarely from sharing bedding, clothing or towels. The report said families affected by the rise in cases during 2023 were provided with cleaning kits and extra bedding. It said: “Those identified with scabies in this area were living with high levels of multiple deprivation which presented additional complexities for the managing the infection.

 

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