Katayama syndrome disguised as eosinophilic asthma with acute systemic symptoms and pulmonary nodules [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsBackground: Katayama syndrome is an acute manifestation of schistosomiasis, a parasitic infection that manifests itself through a hypersensitivity reaction to migrating larvae and early egg deposition.
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The chemotactic swimming behavior of bird schistosome miracidia in the presence of compatible and incompatible snail hosts [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 No effective method has yet been developed to prevent the threat posed by the emerging disease—cercarial dermatitis (swimmer’s itch), caused by infective cercariae of bird schistosomes (Digenea: Schistosomatidae). In our previous studies, the New Zealand
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A mathematical model for the control of swimmer's itch
Natural Resource Modeling, 2020 Swimmer's itch is an emerging disease caused by flatworm parasites that often use water birds as definitive hosts. When parasite larvae penetrate human skin they initiate localized inflammation that leads to intense itching.
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Molecular identification of Trichobilharzia species in recreational waters in North-Eastern Poland [PDF]
PeerJBackground In Europe, avian schistosomes of the genus Trichobilharzia are the most common etiological agents involved in human cercarial dermatitis (swimmer’s itch).
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Establishing a single-sex controlled human <i>Schistosoma mansoni</i> infection model for Uganda: protocol for safety and dose-finding trial. [PDF]
Immunother Adv, 2023 Control of schistosomiasis depends on a single drug, praziquantel, with variable cure rates, high reinfection rates, and risk of drug resistance. A vaccine could transform schistosomiasis control.
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Clinical Spectrum of Schistosomiasis: An Update. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2021 Schistosomiasis is a helminthic infection and one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It is caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. It is an important public health problem, particularly in poverty-stricken areas, especially those within ...
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Parasitological and molecular characterization of the avian schistosomatid cercariae infecting lymnaeidae snails in Phayao, Northern Thailand [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Background and Aim: Cercarial dermatitis or swimmer's itch is an allergic skin reaction caused by penetrating cercaria of animal blood flukes. It is considered as a zoonotic water-borne skin condition that is found globally.
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Morphological, Behavioral, and Molecular Characterization of Avian Schistosomes (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) in the Native Snail Chilina dombeyana (Chilinidae) from Southern Chile [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Avian schistosomes are blood flukes parasitizing aquatic birds and snails, which are responsible for a zoonotic disease known as cercarial dermatitis, a hypersensitive reaction associated to the cutaneous penetration of furcocercariae.
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, 2014 Cercarial dermatitis, commonly known as swimmer\u27s itch, is caused by penetration of larvae of the schistosome,Trichobilharzia, into the dermis and epidermis layers of the skin.
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Descriptive Pathological Study of Avian Schistosomes Infection in Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in Japan [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Cercarial dermatitis, or Swimmer’s itch, is one of the emerging diseases caused by the cercariae of water-borne schistosomes, mainly Trichobilharzia spp.
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