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A Tractable Experimental Model for Study of Human and Animal Scabies

Overview of attention for article published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2010
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Title
A Tractable Experimental Model for Study of Human and Animal Scabies
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2010
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000756
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Kate Mounsey, Mei-Fong Ho, Andrew Kelly, Charlene Willis, Cielo Pasay, David J. Kemp, James S. McCarthy, Katja Fischer

Abstract

Scabies is a parasitic skin infestation caused by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei. It is common worldwide and spreads rapidly under crowded conditions, such as those found in socially disadvantaged communities of Indigenous populations and in developing countries. Pruritic scabies lesions facilitate opportunistic bacterial infections, particularly Group A streptococci. Streptococcal infections cause significant sequelae and the increased community streptococcal burden has led to extreme levels of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia's Indigenous communities. In addition, emerging resistance to currently available therapeutics emphasizes the need to identify potential targets for novel chemotherapeutic and/or immunological intervention. Scabies research has been severely limited by the availability of parasites, and scabies remains a truly neglected infectious disease. We report development of a tractable model for scabies in the pig, Sus domestica.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Australia 2 3%
United States 1 2%
Unknown 57 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 18%
Student > Master 7 12%
Researcher 7 12%
Other 5 8%
Student > Postgraduate 4 7%
Other 13 22%
Unknown 13 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 25%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 7%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 4 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 3%
Other 10 17%
Unknown 17 28%
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#8,807
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