Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?

O Kerr, A Juhász, S Jones, JR Stothard - Parasites & Vectors, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Underreported and taxonomically problematic: characterization of sanguinicolid larvae from freshwater limpets (Burnupiidae), with comments on the phylogeny and …

JO Outa, A Avenant-Oldewage - Parasitology, 2024 - cambridge.org
Blood flukes of freshwater fish are understudied worldwide. Consequently, genetic
information and data on their intramolluscan stages are scarce. In the current study …

[HTML][HTML] Gastropod invasions in anthropogenically impacted impoundments in South Africa: Tracing their origins and exploring field evidence of parasite spillback and …

JO Outa, P Bhika, A Avenant-Oldewage - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Invasive snails are associated with ecological problems in freshwater bodies worldwide.
However, their impact on the transmission of digenean infections remain underreported. In …

DNA barcodes for evolution and biodiversity

S Koblmüller - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Questions centered around how biological diversity is being generated and maintained, as
well as how this biodiversity can be conserved/protected, are being frequently asked in …

Other Schistosomatoidea and Diplostomoidea

P Horák, J Bulantová, L Mikeš - Digenetic Trematodes, 2024 - Springer
Trematodes of the order Diplostomida are well known as serious pathogens of man, and
both farm and wild animals; members of the genus Schistosoma (Schistosomatidae) are …

Molecular identification of Trichobilharzia species in recreational waters in North-Eastern Poland

J Korycińska, J Bulantová, P Horák, E Dzika - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Background In Europe, avian schistosomes of the genus Trichobilharzia are the most
common etiological agents involved in human cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch) …

Solving freshwater conservation challenges through next-generation sequencing approaches

M Esser, M Brinkmann, M Hecker - Environmental Science: Advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater ecosystems face numerous conservation challenges due to anthropogenic
pressures and environmental changes, necessitating advanced monitoring methods for …

Analyzing the Interaction between Tetrahymena pyriformis and Bacteria under Different Physicochemical Conditions When Infecting Guppy Using the eDNA Method

J Wang, X Wang, L Liu, X Wang… - Animals: an Open …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Simple Summary In this study, environmental DNA technology, 16S rRNA gene sequencing,
and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) were employed …