Last year, 51 cases of the disease were reported to officials - nearly half of which originated in nursing homes.

Darren Jones, 52, claimed to have developed scabies after a three-day stay at a Travelodge hotel but his case was dismissed ...

Scabies occurs when tiny parasitic mites called Sarcoptes scabiei burrow into the upper layer of skin, triggering an intense allergic reaction that causes severe itching and a distinctive rash.

A North Wales man who claimed he caught scabies after staying at a Travelodge hotel has had his claim thrown out. Darren ...

Scabies is a contagious skin condition that affects about 300 million people worldwide each year. Tiny mites (known as Sarcoptes scabiei), which are about the size of the tip of a needle, cause ...

Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabei, known by several names such as "itch mite." At any given time, the worldwide burden of disease is about 300,000,000 people.