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A novel schistosome species hosted by Planorbella (Helisoma) trivolvis is the most widespread swimmer's itch-causing parasite in Michigan inland lakes. [PDF]

Parasitology, 2023
Soper DM, Raffel TR, Sckrabulis JP, Froelich KL, McPhail BA, Ostrowski MD, Reimink RL, Romano D, Rudko SP, Hanington PC.   +9 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Molecular detection and identification of Trichobilharzia: development of a LAMP, qPCR, and multiplex PCR toolkit [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Cercarial dermatitis (CD), or swimmer’s itch, is a water-borne allergic skin reaction caused by the penetration of the larval stages of bird schistosomes (cercariae) into the skin. Members of the genus Trichobilharzia are the primary causative
Jan Procházka, Zikmund Bartoníček, Roman Leontovyč, Petr Horák, Tomáš Macháček   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Swimmer's Itch in Belgium: First Recorded Outbreaks, Molecular Identification of the Parasite Species and Intermediate Hosts

Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2017
Yannick Caron, Ariane Cabaraux, Françoise Maréchal, Bertrand Losson   +3 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Swimmer’s Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)

EDIS, 2022
Learn how to swim safely and avoid this itchy skin rash in this 3-page document written by Emma N. I. Weeks and Katherine Sayler and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. Updated May 2022 with Heather Stockdale Walden. https:/
Emma N. I. Weeks, Katherine Sayler, Heather Stockdfale Walden   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Can Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gastropoda) affect the prevalence of Trichobilharzia szidati in Lymnaea stagnalis populations?

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2021
Swimmer's itch is an emerging disease caused by bird schistosomes affecting people all over the world. Lymnaeidae − main host snails in Europe − are the source of harmful cercariae of these zoonotic parasites.
Żbikowska Elżbieta, Stanicka Anna, Cichy Anna, Żbikowski Janusz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The genus Bilharziella vs. other bird schistosomes in snail hosts from one of the major recreational lakes in Poland

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2021
Bird schistosomes are commonly established as the causative agent of swimmer's itch − a hyper-sensitive skin reaction to the penetration of their infective larvae.
Stanicka Anna, Migdalski Łukasz, Zając Kamila Stefania, Cichy Anna, Lachowska-Cierlik Dorota, Żbikowska Elżbieta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cercarial Dermatitis at Public Bathing Sites (Region Zealand, Denmark): A Case Series and Literature Review

Case Reports in Dermatology, 2021
During recent years, we have observed an increasing occurrence of cercarial dermatitis in Denmark. We here describe 5 new cases from 2019 to 2020 associated with bathing in lakes Esrum sø, Furesø, and Ringen with emphasis on clinical symptoms and their ...
Azmi Al-Jubury, Anette Bygum, Eva SusannaTracz, Charlotte Näslund Koch, Kurt Buchmann   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examination of the diversity and assembly processes of digenean trematode communities in Alberta, and the implications of spatio-temporal community dynamics on swimmer's itch transmission in recreational lakes

, 2019
Michelle Ann Gordy
openalex   +2 more sources

Aquarium dermatitis: Cercarial dermatitis in an aquarist [PDF]

, 1998
A 33-year-old man presented with very itchy red papules on the back of his hands and forearms. These papules appeared about 90 min after he had cleaned his aquarium in which he kept native fish and watersnails.
Bastert, J., Korting, Hans Christian, Sing, A., Wollenberg, A.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Egy ritka zoonosis: a Schistosoma turkestanicum vérmétely által okozott cercaria dermatitis Magyarországon | A rare zoonosis in Hungary: cercarial dermatitis caused by Schistosoma turkestanicum blood-fluke [PDF]

, 2016
Absztrakt Az állatokban sok mételyfaj él, amelyek lárvája a gazda bőrén keresztül fertőzi azt. Ezek közül az ember szempontjából a legfontosabbak az emlősök vérmételyei, mert belőlük kerülnek ki
Danka, József, Dán, Ádám, Dénes, Béla, Juhász, Alexandra, Kucsera, István, Majoros, Gábor   +5 more
core   +1 more source