Scabies infects 150 in Adamawa

Scabies infects 150 in Adamawa

A scabies outbreak has infected about 150 people at a community in Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The contagious skin disease has spread to six wards within the densely populated Nungura land, according to the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer for Guyuk, Abdul Sheji. Sheji named the affected wards as Dukul, Bobini, Lokoro, Guyuk, Banjiram, and Purokayo. Scabies spreads rapidly through skin-to-skin contact or by use of …