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Mar 26, 2009 2:07 pm US/Eastern

TSA Workers At Logan Airport Treated For Scabies

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Three TSA workers at Logan Airport have been diagnosed with scabies, Massport said on Thursday.

The three people who were infected worked at the same checkpoint during the same shift, TSA officials said. To help prevent further infection, all TSA employees were told to take all their clothes and uniforms home to wash.

The affected employees were put on sick leave until their doctors tell them it's OK to return to work.

Massport said they worked with health agencies to clean potentially affected areas and determined there was no further risk of infection. TSA officials say all their workers wear gloves so the public should not be concerned about getting scabies.

It is still unclear how the employees got scabies in the first place.

According to the CDC, scabies is caused by an infestation of the skin by human itch mites that burrow under the skin and lay eggs.