Scabies outbreak among students: “A lot of stress because the treatments don’t work”

The general practitioners then raised the alarm to GGD Haaglanden, which is launching an investigation. The GGD also notes that there are more and more outbreaks in the region, although the service does not have a complete overview because there is no obligation to report scabies. According to the GGD, there are outbreaks not only in student residences, but also in other places where many people live nearby, such as nursing homes, asylum seeker centers and homeless shelters.