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    The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action
    (The Lancet, 2019-12-07) Phillips, Richard Odame; Stienstra, Ymkje; Beeres, Dorien T; Vonk, Machiel; Ravensbergen, Sofanne J
    We read the Article by David Engelman and colleagues1 with interest. Their overview of the key operational research questions to develop a global control programme for scabies provides a clear research agenda for the years to come.1 Mass drug administration (MDA) using ivermectin reduced the prevalence of both scabies and impetigo tremendously in Fiji with a sustained effect even 24 months after the intervention.2 Future studies should prioritise the inclusion of non-island populations.