A case of scabies has been diagnosed at University Hospital Kerry.
Scabies is an easily spread skin condition passed from person to person by skin-to-skin contact.
Symptoms include intense itching and a rash that usually spreads across the whole body, apart from your head.
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The HSE South West says this single case was acquired in the community and stressed that UHK currently does not have a scabies outbreak.
In line with HSE protocol, all contacts of that case in UHK were informed by the hospital and were advised on preventative treatment.
