Nine cores contaminated in the Pyrénées-Orientales

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Since mid-July, an epidemic of scabies has been propagating in the Médipôle polyclinic of the Elsan group in Cabestany, near Perpignan. Furthermore, “The weekend of August 2. Similarly, 3, takes up the health professional, two colleagues began to present lesions on their arms, small stinging vesicles”, told, to The independenta nurse in the health establishment. Meanwhile, A week later. Furthermore, a doctor confirms that this is scabies, nine cores contaminated pyrénées-orientales a skin disease due to a sarcopte, a tiny parasitic of the family of mites which has the capacity to penetrate the epidermis and to reproduce there.

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Scabies: 9 touched caregivers and at least 200 contact cases – Nine cores contaminated pyrénées-orientales

“A first case of scabs was indeed expressed last Monday in the staff. We reacted fairly quickly and implemented all the crisis management cells last week. In total. throughout the week, it was seven caregivers who were contaminated, then two others this weekend, bearing the total to nine staff, who were suffering from itching and for which we diagnosed the Gale”, said, to News PerpignanFabrice Derbias, territorial director of Elsan in Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales. At least 200 people, including employees but also spouses, children and grandchildren of caregivers, were identified as contact cases.

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A cancer patient with skin lesions would be the cause of the scabies epidemic

The director and the nurse nine cores contaminated pyrénées-orientales said it would have started when an elderly man suffering from cancer was admitted to surgery. The patient presented skin lesions which were not attributed to the consequences of his treatments. “Operated, then placed in continuous care unit, this patient died on July 18. A few days later. the surgery service is informed that his widow, hospitalized at the Saint-Pierre clinic, is carrying the scabies.”

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As a reminder, this parasitic dermatosis is transmitted by direct skin contact, that is to say by close contact (skin against skin) frequent or prolonged, from 15 to 20 minutes, with their family, during sexual or community intercourse (sport, school, crèche, nursing homes, etc.). Indirect transmission can be done by contact with linen. bedding or even contaminated clothes (or even absorbent furniture type fabric or leather sofa). This contagious pathology manifests itself by an irresistible need to scratch. especially at night, responsible for scraping skin nine cores contaminated pyrénées-orientales lesions, which are striated or red with crusts. “The lesions are mainly located at the level of interdressing spaces. anterior faces of wrists and forearms, folds of the elbows, axillary hollows, belt, buttocks, male genitals and breast areas”, specifies the ARS Center-Val de Loire.

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Scabies: “There is no risk for patients”

According to Fabrice Derbias, the sick caregivers were immediately taken care of and arrested for ten days in order to undergo treatment. “A hundred collaborators thus take preventive treatment. All the protocols and all the hygiene measures to be implemented in this type of situation, organic cleaning, disinfection … have been carried out”, he said to News Perpignan. According to the Departmental Delegate of ARS, “There is no risk for patients.”