On Thu, 27 Aug 1998 12:33:13 +0100, you wrote:
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>We unfortunately are experiencing an epidemic of Norwegian scabies.
We had a similar outbreak locally about two years ago. It was
contained in one local residential home, but took three cycles of mass
treatment to clear it. The first two failed because of a very small
number of staff refusing treatment (but not admitting to not following
the dermatologist's advice).
>The only effective treatment ( and we have tried the lot)seems to be
>Lyclear dermal cream, with it's high concentration of permethrin.
We were advised the same and it worked.
Guy Watkins
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