Preliminary observations on sarcoptes scabiei infection in Hadhramout governorate (Yemen)‎

الملخص EN

These preliminary observations on the Sarcoptes Scabies infection, based on six years (1999-2004) registration data, at Ibn Sina Hospital at Mukalla city, illustrate the distribution spectrum of this dermal disease, mainly in Hadhramout and occasionally in other governorates of Yemen.

The percentage of this infection among males is 71.13 % (138 positive / 194 cases diagnosed), and among females is 28.87 % (56 / 194).

This infection is concentrated in Mukalla and more in neighbour areas like ; Fowah and Brum.

It is also widely spreaded in other regions of Hadhramout, some registered cases in patients who came from other governorates of Yemen.

Although this infection is, probably, widely distributed in Yemen, it is not included in the declared diseases of Public Health in Yemen, and no studies were carried on it previously.

Data are discussed, and the author recommends further studies in suspected regions of Yemen to evaluate the real prevalence of this contagious disease and, subsequently, plan a strategy to either minimize its endemnicity or to eradicate it.