Every year, around 455 million get scabies. Not that you'd know, because no one talks about it.
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Migrants face many health problems, from mental health issues to diseases. The latest threat is scabies.
A disease suspected to be monkeypox is on the rampage in Nigeria. In less than one month, it has spread to seven of the country's 36 states and infected 31 people.
Scabies was one of the scourges of those on the First Fleet, but no longer known for most in Australian society. However, in the far remote North, scabies infection is endemic.
Although a drug of known safety and efficacy is available, scabies still affects more than 100 million people across the world.
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Professor of Pharmacy, University of Canberra
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