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Indian Schistosomes: A Need for Further Investigations

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2011
India is uniquely positioned with regard to schistosomes and schistosomiasis—discovering seven new mammalian species with the existence of three more schistosome species: Orientobilharzia turkestanicum, O. harinasutai, and Schistosoma haematobium(?).
M. C. Agrawal, V. G. Rao
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Genetic variability among cecariae of the shistomatidae (Trematoda: Digenea) causing swimmer's itch in Europe

open access: yesParasite, 2001
Ribosomal DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) were obtained from schistosome cercariae responsible for swimmer's itch in Europe. Two types of ITS 1 (1100 and 1400), which differ by the number of repeated patterns were found among ...
Picard D., Jousson O.
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Swimmer’s itch in Canada: a look at the past and a survey of the present to plan for the future

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2018
Background Cercarial dermatitis, colloquially “swimmer’s itch”, is a rash contracted in natural bodies of water, when people are exposed to skin-penetrating, larval flatworm parasites of the family Schistosomatidae, that emerge from aquatic snails ...
Michelle A Gordy   +2 more
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Morphological Specifications of the Bird Schistosome Cercariae and Surface Carbohydrates as Receptors for Lectins [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Parasitology, 2007
Background: To determine the morphological specifications of the bird schistosomes cercaria from Lymnaea gedrosiana and to detect the surface carbohydrates as receptors for host lectins in the host-parasite relationship systems such as avian ...
A Farahnak   +1 more
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Species Identification of Birds Nasal Trichobilharzia in Sari, North of Iran

open access: yesIranian Journal of Parasitology, 2012
Background: Cercarial dermatitis is known as an endemic parasitic disease in North of Iran, a hypersensi­tive skin reaction to the penetration of nonhuman schistosome larvae into human skin.
SH Gohardehi   +5 more
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Paddy field dermatitis in Assam: a cercarial dermatitis.

open access: yesThe Journal of communicable diseases, 1994
Rice field dermatitis is an occupational health problem in Assam. The afflicted paddy field workers develop exanthema on the exposed parts of their skin mainly legs and arms when they come in contact with water in rice fields. Itching sensations start after 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours after initial exposure.
K, Narain   +3 more
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Species Identification of Birds Nasal Trichobilharzia in Sari, North of Iran

open access: yesIranian Journal of Parasitology, 2015
Background: Cercarial dermatitis is known as an endemic parasitic disease in North of Iran, a hy- persensitive skin reaction to the penetration of nonhuman schistosome larvae into human skin. In recent studies in this region, final and intermediate hosts
SH. Maleki   +5 more
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