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At baseline, 4.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.7\u20135.4) of individuals tested positive for scabies, decreasing to 0.84% (95% CI: 0.51\u20131.4) after one round of ivermectin MDA but increased in Year 3 (2.5% [95% CI: 1.9\u20133.3]) and Year 4 (2.9% [95% CI: 2.2\u20133.8]). Most scabies cases were seen in children younger than 15 years. 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