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National data from communicable disease reports was sourced and analysed for an 11-year period (2007-2017), with more focus on the period 2014-2017. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate trends. Differences between the groups were studied using Chi-square test and Kendall\u2019s tau (\u03c4) correlation coefficient. Levels of significance were set at p&lt;0.05 or p&lt;0.01.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_sjph-2020-0033_s_008\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From 2007 to 2017, scabies infestation in Croatia increased by 6-fold, particularly affecting children and young adults (19 years or younger). In the period 2014-2017, border counties which are part of migration flows were the counties with the highest average scabies incidences. A linear trend of increase in the number of tourists, immigrants and scabies infestations was noted on the national level for the analysed period, although a significant association was not observed. Regarding outbreaks of scabies within institutions, more than 80% of outbreaks occurred in institutions for adults. In the capital, Zagreb, the crude incidence rate increased 3-fold between 2014 and 2017.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_sjph-2020-0033_s_009\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The increased incidence of scabies, large disparities between counties, and prolonged outbreaks within families due to under-recognition and misdiagnoses points to a need for increased awareness among health practitioners. 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