The health board said the ward at Glangwili Hospital would be closed while the outbreak was managed.

A HOSPITAL has been forced to take drastic measures following an outbreak of a rare and highly contagious form of scabies.

Scabies is a parasitic infection on your skin caused by microscopic mites called Sarcoptes scabiei. They take up residence just beneath your skin’s surface, laying eggs that cause an itchy skin rash.

A west Wales hospital ward had been locked down due to an outbreak of a rare and highly contagious form of scabies.

All patients and staff identified as contacts have been informed and offered treatment.

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This form of the disease causes a scaly rash and thickened crusts of skin.

Scabies is caused by the human itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), a tiny, eight-legged parasite that burrows into the upper layer of the skin in order to feed and live. Female mites also lay eggs there.