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 …

Several species of avian schistosomes are known to cause dermatitis in humans worldwide.
In Europe, this applies above all to species of the genus Trichobilharzia. For Austria, a lot of …

We designed and tested species-specific PCR primers to detect Trichobilharzia species via
environmental DNA (eDNA) barcoding in selected Austrian water bodies. Tests were …

Background: One of the major migration routes for birds going between Europe and Asia is
the Black Sea-Mediterranean route that converges on the Volga Delta, continuing into the …

Materials and Methods: Overall 500 Radix (Lymnaea) rubiginosa (Michelin, 1831) were
collected from freshwater reservoirs near Phayao Lake in San Kwan village in Phayao …

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

Phenotypic polymorphism is a commonly observed phenomenon in nature, but extremely
rare in free-living stages of parasites. We describe a unique case of somatic polymorphism …

Invasion of the mammalian skin by cercariae of avian schistosomes of the genus
Trichobilharzia is associated with the skin pathology called cercarial dermatitis (CD) …

The genus Albinaria is one of the most species-rich genera within the door snails
(Clausiliidae). A particularly high number of endemic Albinaria species has evolved on the …

The decision to organize the 2nd MoFA Conference as a hybrid meeting (physically and
online) was by no means an easy one for us. The arguments for and against were strong …