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A spike in cases of a once-common Victorian skin infection has sparked concern among parents after a number of scabies cases have been reported in schools.

South Devon College in Torbay, Devon confirmed it had been notified of seven cases among its students, with parents receiving an email stating the infections had been formally diagnosed by health professionals.

Despite the rise in cases, officials have stressed there is no cause for alarm. Torbay Council said there had been a "small number" of cases in the area, but said no schools in Devon or Torbay had been forced to close, The Mirror reports.

Lincoln Sargeant, Director of Public Health at Torbay Council: "We are aware of a small number of scabies cases in the area, but scabies is not usually a serious condition th

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