Malawi has seen a resurgence of the infectious skin disease scabies in an outbreak that is being linked to the climate crisis. Just months after a cholera outbreak killed more than 1,800 people and affected a total of 58,982 people in August, the country has seen the return of the disease in the northern city of Mzuzu and the southern Nsanje district, with 4,152 cases registered in the past week.
Scabies is a highly contagious disease caused by tiny mites that burrow into the skin causing intense irritation and discomfort. It is spread through skin to skin contact.
