Cases of scabies have been reported in Northern Province with Lupososhi District recording the highest number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Katuta Boarding Secondary school Headteacher, Friday Chanda, tells Diamond News that most pupils are made to stay away from school as a mitigation measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says the school administration suspects overcrowding could be the cause of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In confirming the cases, Provincial Health Director, Ernest Mutale, says the province has in the recent weeks recorded a good number of scabies cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says most health facilities in Lupososhi are recording on average three new cases in a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He adds that the province has since heightened its surveillance and has also been provided with medical supplies from Lusaka for treatment of patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The provincial medical director has attributed the outbreak to poor sanitation in most of the communities and the congestion in some weekly boarding schools not practicing good hygiene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Health Service describes scabies as a contagious skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow into the skin with the main symptoms being intense itching that worsens at night as well as a skin rash on areas where the mites have burrowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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