Cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch) is a condition caused by infective larvae (cercariae) of a
species-rich group of mammalian and avian schistosomes. Over the last decade, it has been …

Trichobilharzia is the largest genus within the family Schistosomatidae, covering over 40
species of avian parasites. To clarify the existing confusion in the systematics of the genus …

Cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch) is a common non-communicable water-borne disease.
It is caused by penetration of the skin by larvae (cercariae) of schistosomatid flukes and …

The cercariae of bird schistosomes, released from the intermediate water snail host, actively
penetrate the skin of both birds and mammals. Whereas in birds the infection leads to worm …

Schistosomes are trematodes known as blood flukes that cause schistosomiasis in people
and animals. The male and female worms reside mainly in intestinal veins where they lay …

The human infection known under the names cercarial dermatitis or swimmers' itch is
generally associated with swimming in lakes all over the world, however, a number of …

Cercarial dermatitis (CD) is an allergic skin disease that rises in consequence of infection by
invasive stages (cercariae) of trematodes of the family Schistosomatidae. CD has been …

During late summer in 1995 to 1997, repeated outbreaks of maculopapular skin eruptions
were noted on the legs of children after wading in the pond in the Family Park in …

Schistosome invasive stages, cercariae, leave intermediate snail hosts, penetrate the skin of
definitive hosts, and transform to schistosomula which migrate to the final location. During …

Bird schistosome cercariae have a low specificity to vertebrate skin and, thus, they are also
able to penetrate into mammals. As a consequence, a hypersensitive skin response …