UK hospital shuts down ward after outbreak of rare form of disease

Glangwili Hospital has been forced to close one of its wards following the outbreak

A Welsh hospital ward has been forced to close following an outbreak of a rare and highly contagious form of scabies.

Hywel Dda health board said the Steffan Ward at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen would be closed while the outbreak was managed ‘in line with established infection prevention and control procedures’.

‘Support and advice has been made available through our Infection Prevention and Control team and we are working closely with partners to manage the situation,’ it said.

‘Additional infection prevention and control measures have been implemented on the ward, including enhanced monitoring, treatment of identified contacts and ong...