Multiple people infected by scabies outbreak at Sunnyvale homeless shelter

Four people have been infected by a recent scabies outbreak at a Sunnyvale homeless shelter, authorities reported.

The outbreak first surfaced last week when an unhoused resident at the North County Homeless Shelter exhibited signs of the contagious skin condition, which is caused by itch mites and can result in scabbing and itching.

Josh Selo, chief executive officer of the Bill Wilson Center, a Santa Clara County nonprofit which operates the shelter, said staff activated the shelter’s quarantine procedures...