School Closure โConfirmed โขas โฃScabies Outbreak Promptsโฃ Urgent Action inโ Devon
A school in the Torbay area of Devon has been temporarily closedโ due to a confirmedโ outbreak โขof scabies, a โฃhighlyโ contagious skinโข condition frequently โenough associated with Victorian-era โคpoverty. The headteacher madeโ the decision to shut the site as a precautionary measure โฃto limit further spread of the infestation, impacting students and families.
While โขtorbay Council acknowledgesโฃ a small number of scabies cases in the region,officials initially downplayedโ the severity,stating individual infections were not an immediate cause for concern and โthat no schools had closed.However, the โschool closure โฃconfirms a more notable response to โขthe โoutbreak,โ raising questions about the initial assessment. Scabies, caused byโ microscopic mites that burrow under theโ skin, โrequires medical โtreatment and does not typicallyโข resolve on its own.
The council โstated, “We are aware of a โsmall number of scabies cases inโ the area,โ but โขscabies is not a condition that needs to be reported to health authorities.” Despite earlier reports suggesting infections were recorded in three schools, the localโ authority refuted claims of widespread closures.
authorities are urging parents and carers โwith concerns to contact their child’s โขschool directly. The council added, “Individual schools are โฃcommunicating directly with parents and โcarers, โand we ask families to speak to their child’s school with any concerns.”โ Scabies is โฃcharacterized by intense itchingโ and โคa bumpy rash, and is spread through prolonged skin-to-skin contact.
