Background: The scabies mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, is a parasitic arachnid and cause of the infectious skin disease scabies in humans and mange in other animal species. Scabies infections are a major health problem, particularly in remote Indigenous communities in Australia, where secondary group A streptococcal and Staphylococcus aureus infections of scabies sores are thought to drive the high rate of rheumatic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.
| Authors | Mofiz, Ehtesham; Holt, Deborah C.; Seemann, Torsten; Currie, Bart J.; Fischer, Katja; Papenfuss, Anthony T. |
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| Journal | GIGASCIENCE |
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| Volume | 5 |
| Date | 1/06/2016 |
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| Funding Body | Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1186/s13742-016-0129-2 |