Avian schistosomes and outbreaks of cercarial dermatitis

P Horák, L Mikeš, L Lichtenbergová… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Swimmer's itch: etiology, impact, and risk factors in Europe

M Soldánová, C Selbach, M Kalbe, A Kostadinova… - Trends in …, 2013 - cell.com
This review summarizes current knowledge about the occurrence and distribution of
swimmer's itch, with a focus on Europe. Although recent publications have reviewed the …

Molecular analyses reveal high species diversity of trematodes in a sub-Arctic lake

M Soldánová, S Georgieva, J Roháčová… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
To identify trematode diversity and life-cycles in the sub-Arctic Lake Takvatn, Norway, we
characterised 120 trematode isolates from mollusc first intermediate hosts, metacercariae …

Molecular Systematics of the Avian Schistosome Genus Trichobilharzia (Trematoda: Schistosomatidae) in North America

SV Brant, ES Loker - Journal of Parasitology, 2009 - meridian.allenpress.com
Trichobilharzia is a genus of threadlike schistosomes with a cosmopolitan distribution in
birds. Species of Trichobilharzia achieve notoriety as major etiological agents of cercarial …

Cercarial dermatitis, a neglected allergic disease

L Kolářová, P Horák, K Skírnisson, H Marečková… - Clinical reviews in …, 2013 - Springer
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 …

Trematode diversity reflecting the community structure of Danish freshwater systems: molecular clues

Y Duan, A Al-Jubury, PW Kania, K Buchmann - Parasites & Vectors, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Larval trematodes (Digenea) of the great pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis (L.),(Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in Central Europe: a survey of species and key to their …

A Faltýnková, V Našincová, L Kablásková - Parasite, 2007 - parasite-journal.org
A survey of cercariae and metacercariae (Trematoda, Digenea) from the great pond snail
(Lymnaea stagnalis) in Central Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, South-East Germany …

The Early Worm Catches the Bird? Productivity and Patterns of Trichobilharzia szidati Cercarial Emission from Lymnaea stagnalis

M Soldanova, C Selbach, B Sures - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Digenean trematodes are common and abundant in aquatic habitats and their free-living
larvae, the cercariae, have recently been recognized as important components of …

Two new genera and species of avian schistosomes from Argentina with proposed recommendations and discussion of the polyphyletic genus Gigantobilharzia …

E Lorenti, SV Brant, C Gilardoni, JI Diaz, F Cremonte - Parasitology, 2022 - cambridge.org
Gigantobilharzia Odhner, 1910 (Schistosomatidae) includes species that parasitize several
orders of birds and families of gastropods from both freshwater and marine environments …

Discovery-based studies of schistosome diversity stimulate new hypotheses about parasite biology

SV Brant, ES Loker - Trends in Parasitology, 2013 - cell.com
This review provides an update of ongoing efforts to expand our understanding of the
diversity inherent within the Schistosomatidae, the parasites responsible for causing …