The human infection known under the names cercarial dermatitis or swimmers' itch is generally associated with swimming in lakes all over the world, however, a number of outbreaks of cercarial dermatitis developing in salt or brackish waters are also reported. The disease presents as allergic reaction which is able to trap and eliminate the parasites in the skin. However, the infection can be li...

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Cercarial dermatitis is a neglected zoonotic disease with distribution all over the world’s temperate zones. It caused by cercariae, larval stage of parasitic blood flukes genus Trichobilharzia that parasite waterfowl. When cercariae burry into human skin, they trigger an allergic reaction leads to severely itching papules. Goal this research was get overview in bathing places Schleswig-Holstei...

background: the present study was carried out to detect the infection of larval stages of trichobilharzia species in the snail lymnaea auricularia in northwestern iran based on dna analysis. methods: a total number of 320 snails of l. auricularia were sampled from four water-bodies located in the suburb of urmia city, north west iran, during may to november 2011. the snails were first microscop...

We designed and tested species-specific PCR primers to detect Trichobilharzia species via environmental DNA (eDNA) barcoding in selected Austrian water bodies. Tests were performed with eDNA samples from the field as well artificial lab, where snails releasing cercariae kept aquariums. From two localities, was documented based on release of snails, enabling morphological identification. In both...