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Scabies is caused by a tiny mite called Sarcoptes scabiei [Image: Arthur Goldstein, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons]
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1. Pope C (Tech Ed). Scabies. Healthcare Handbook 2023–2024. Auckland, NZ: The Health Media Ltd; 2023.
2. BPACnz. Scabies: diagnosis and management. 5 May 2022.
3. Thornley S, Marshall R, Jarrett P, et al. Scabies is strongly associated with acute rheumatic fever in a cohort study of Auckland children. J Paediatr Child Health 2018;54(6):625–32.
4. New Zealand Formulary. Scabies. NZF v140; 1 February 2024.
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