Chalmers building closed after suspected
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Chalmers building closed after suspected scabies outbreak among staff

One of Chalmers' buildings has been closed for emergency cleaning due to a suspected scabies outbreak at the university, reports Göteborgs-Posten.

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The building was closed on Tuesday after it was discovered that several employees had developed skin problems. A total of 25 people have experienced symptoms, four of whom have been diagnosed with scabies.

Scabies is a skin parasite that can cause a lot of itching, but it is usually transmitted only through prolonged skin contact.

What is behind the outbreak at Chalmers is unclear.

"I'm not going to speculate on that. I can only say that I don't really understand how it could have spread because it requires such prolonged skin contact," says Henrik Dahlberg, press manager at Chalmers, to GP.

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