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ArticleParasitology research2018

Agents of swimmer's itch-dangerous minority in the Digenea invasion of Lymnaeidae in water bodies and the first report of Trichobilharzia regenti in Poland.

Anna Marszewska, Tomasz Strzała, Anna Cichy, Grażyna B Dąbrowska, Elżbieta Żbikowska

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Anna MarszewskaDepartment of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland.
Tomasz StrzałaDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Animal Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
Anna CichyDepartment of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland.
Grażyna B DąbrowskaDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland.
Elżbieta ŻbikowskaDepartment of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland. ezbikow@umk.pl.

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Abstract

Trichobilharzia spp. have been identified as a causative agent of swimmers' itch, a skin disease provoked by contact with these digenean trematodes in water. These parasites have developed a number of strategies to invade vertebrates. Since we have little understanding of the behavior of these parasites inside the human body, the monitoring of their invasion in snail host populations is highly recommended. In our research, lymnaeid snails were collected from several Polish lakes for two vegetation seasons. The prevalence of bird schistosomes in snail host populations was significantly lower than that of other digenean species. We were the first to detect the presence of the snails emitted Trichobilharzia regenti (potentially the most dangerous nasal schistosome) in Poland. In addition, by sequencing partial rDNA genes, we confirmed the presence of the snails positive with Trichobilharzia szidati in Polish water bodies, showing that swimmer's itch is more frequent during summer months and that large snails are more often infected with bird schistosomes than small ones.

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AnimalsBird DiseasesBirdsDermatitisHumansLakesPolandSchistosomatidaeSchistosomiasisSnailsSwimmingWaterWaterLymnaeidaeMolecular identificationPrevalenceSeasonalityShell sizeTrichobilharzia

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