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The Regional Directorate of the Gendarmerie at Arica and Parinacota confirmed a focus of Scabies in the Acha Prison but specified that "the situation is controlled" .
This fact affected three inmates of the D-3 module of the complex, and one of high security, detected on on October 20 . [19659003] The institution said in a statement that the scabies outbreak had caused the activation of the ministerial protocol on health in order to avoid any dispersion.
In this context, "measures of treatment with acaricide and preventive measures, such as segregation of persons with scabies and respective treatment to direct contacts of patients, in accordance with clinical guidelines." [19659003] Factorial overpopulation
from ] Serem from Salud de Arica [194590] 04] added that the epidemiological investigation had resulted in five cases and 13 contacts all internal to a man.
"The possibility of contagion is 73 to 85% in poor hygiene conditions Therefore, it is important to consider as a probable cause the factors of overpopulation that the penitentiary complex present, "said Minsal.
The Seremi pointed out that no link had been established between this home and the one that occurred. two weeks in the Coraceros Brigade, an occasion in which 64 cases were notified.
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