We analysed two novel databases containing 2,380 and 8,202 host-parasite-locality records
for trematode parasites of molluscs and fishes, respectively, to assess the biodiversity of …

Research on the infection of snails by trematodes has been conducted in Europe for over a
hundred years. The initial poor knowledge of the intra-molluscan stages of these parasites …

Background Digenean trematodes are parasitic platyhelminths that use several hosts in their
life cycles and are thereby embedded in various ecosystems affected by local environmental …

Parasites comprise a huge part of the biodiversity on earth. However, on a local scale, not
much is known about their diversity and community structure. Here, we assess the diversity …

Background Analysis of the data available from traditional faunistic approaches to mollusc-
trematode systems covering large spatial and/or temporal scales in Europe convinced us …

In the face of ongoing habitat degradation and the biodiversity crisis, natural reserves are
important refuges for wildlife. Since most free-living organisms serve as hosts to parasites …

This review presents the results of studies on the freshwater snail-trematode associations,
carried out in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century. The great number of …

Larval stages of Plagiorchis spp. are both ubiquitous and ecologically important parasites in
snail populations of freshwater ecosystems in Europe. However, difficulties in distinguishing …

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Human cercarial dermatitis is a parasitic disease that causes an allergic reaction in the skin
(swimmer's itch) as a consequence of contact with cercariae of bird schistosomes present in …