Skip to content

Mel Thompson: Eradicating scabies at DFTB17

SHARE VIA:

This talk was recorded live on the second day of DFTB17 in Brisbane.

Melanie Thompson is a paediatrician working in the Kimberley, WA. She is interested in indigenous health and dares you to listen to her talk without itching. Scabies is one of the world’s top 50 infectious diseases, and we thought it deserved the chance to shine. Say hello to our little friend…

If you think it has gone away then read this recent article in the Lancet.

Chosidow O, Fuller LC. Scratching the itch: is scabies a truly neglected disease?. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017 Sep 20.

You can listen to this talk as you walk to work on any device that supports podcasts.

If you want our podcasts delivered straight to your listening device then subscribe to our iTunes feed or check out the RSS feed. Please embrace the spirit of FOAMed and spread the word.

iTunes Button

Author

KEEP READING

No data was found

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

DFTB WORLD

EXPLORE BY TOPIC