JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Public Health Department of eastern Nangarhar province has recorded 1,914 cases of scabies in 25 outbreaks during the past seven months.
Health officials said scabby breakouts since late March reached 25, which showed a significant spike in the cases of the unpleasant skin infection.
Patients who have scabies complain about itchy skin and redness of skin and this a curable ailment with some specific medicines.
Public Health Department spokesman Naqibullah Rahimi told Pajhwok Afghan News 23 major outbreaks of scabies occurred in Nangarhar in 2023, with 1,498 people contracting the disease.
All the scabies patients . . .
