The Ottawa SUN reports that five confirmed and two suspected cases of scabies meant 137 employees and 55 residents required preventive medical treatment:
Five confirmed and two probable cases have been diagnosed in the Foyer du Bonheur at 125 Lionel-Emond Blvd. in the Hull sector. All of the cases are on the same floor.
The facility had a scabies outbreak a year ago.
You can read more about scabies mites here.
Or read the Ottawa SUN article here.
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The Burlington Post reported on another health facility with a scabies outbreak today.
The Jo Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Ontario has just announced its scabies outbreak seems to be clearing up. All staff and patients in four affected units were treated (including 26 staff).
Scabies spreads easily in hospitals. As the article notes,
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