Scabies Outbreak Closes Two Dourados Creches as Other Municipalities Pause Classes

Overview

• Dourados closed Ceim Recanto Raízes after a Wednesday surge that left 40 people infected and later confirmed cases at Ceim Beatriz de Barros Bumlai, bringing the two-unit total to 46.
• Recanto Raízes had already paused twice for three days each but recorded six reinfestations and five new diagnoses in recent days, a pattern officials say has kept transmission active.
• Itaporã suspended classes at CMEI Maria Rodrigues Dias as a preventive step through November 17, and Vespasiano in Minas Gerais halted municipal schools for six days after six confirmed cases across municipal and state schools.
• Authorities say scabies spreads mainly by prolonged skin-to-skin contact and that control requires treating diagnosed people and close contacts, laundering linens, sealing nonwashable items for 72 hours, and disinfecting mattresses and surfaces.
• Officials warn that incomplete household treatment and failure to decontaminate homes are the main obstacles to reopening, so families’ compliance with treatment and cleaning will determine when schools return to in-person classes.