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 …

Freshwater snails of the family Lymnaeidae are of a great parasitological importance
because of the very numerous helminth species they transmit, mainly trematodiases of large …

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 …

A survey of cercariae and metacercariae (Trematoda, Digenea) from the great pond snail
(Lymnaea stagnalis) in Central Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, South-East Germany …

Trichobilharzia is a genus of threadlike schistosomes with a cosmopolitan distribution in
birds. Species of Trichobilharzia achieve notoriety as major etiological agents of cercarial …

A survey of the larval stages (cercariae and metacercariae) of trematodes (Digenea) found
in planorbid snails in Central Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, south-east Germany …

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 …

Lymnaea stagnalis snails were collected from 174 individual ponds of an extensive pond
system in South Germany; 43,441 snails collected during 1980–2000 were examined for …

Avian schistosomes are the primary causative agent of cercarial dermatitis in humans, but
despite its worldwide occurrence, little is known of the immune mechanism of this disease …

A total of 2802 molluscs from two fishponds and one swamp in the vicinity of České
Budějovice, South Bohemia, were examined between 1998 and 2000. A total of 12 species …