On ( May 2020) , (Omar Hamarsheh) published a new study in (Chapter in Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World) titled (Epidemiology of scabies in Palestine). The article aimed to (The prevalence of the disease across all regions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and highlights the people at risk.). The results of this study demonstrated that (Scabies is considered a public health problem in Palestine, and the disease is prevalent in all age groups and socioeconomic levels, and is distributed unevenly across all regions in the country. There were three scabies outbreaks in Palestine in the past 12 years, with the critical outbreak being linked to war on the Gaza Strip in 2014, where people were forced to leave their homes for safer but overcrowded places. The incidence of the disease does not show any difference between males and females. Better reporting of the disease and increased awareness, together with case-controlled studies lead to the identification of people at high risk and hence may improve the implementation of scabies prevention and control measures..).
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