In patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the respiratory
symptoms, such as fever, cough and dyspnea, are the most frequent clinical manifestations …

Abstract Purposeof Review The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the
burden of schistosomiasis in the European continent. It discusses three subjects: the …

Gigantobilharzia Odhner, 1910 (Schistosomatidae) includes species that parasitize several
orders of birds and families of gastropods from both freshwater and marine environments …

Schistosomatidae Stiles and Hassall 1898 is a medically significant family of digenetic
trematodes (Trematoda: Digenea), members of which infect mammals or birds as definitive …

The emergence of cercariae from infected mollusks is considered one of the most important
adaptive strategies for maintaining the trematode life cycle. Short transmission opportunities …

Eosinophilia is a common finding in returning travellers, migrants and other travelling
groups. In this setting it often indicates an underlying helminth infection. Infections …

Cercarial dermatitis (CD), or “Swimmer's itch” as it is also known, is a waterborne illness
caused by a blood fluke from the family Schistosomatidae. It occurs when cercariae of …

Background Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) is a clinical disease typically caused by skin-
penetrative larvae of avian schistosomes. Its geographical epidemiology is firmly tied with …

Background In Europe, avian schistosomes of the genus Trichobilharzia are the most
common etiological agents involved in human cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch) …

Two recent literature reviews have shown that: i) agroecological crop protection (ACP)
practices generally reduce risks of viral zoonoses, unlike conventional (agrochemical …