ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Simplifying Schistosome Surveillance: Using Molecular Cercariometry to Detect and Quantify Cercariae in Water.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Detection of schistosome cercariae in water: A systematic review of traps and attractants.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?Parasites & vectors · 2024Pooled it
- Rapid identification of Biomphalaria spp. and diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infestation using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Integrating eDNA, molecular cercariometry, and snail surveys enhances characterization of digenetic trematode diversity.Parasitology research · 2026Article
- A human case of cercarial dermatitis and molecular characterization of Trichobilharzia cercariae from Radix plicatula of paddy field in Tokyo, Japan.Parasites, hosts and diseases · 2026Article
- Large-scale spatial drivers of avian schistosomes in Northern Michigan inland lakes.Parasitology · 2024Article
- Zoonotic Threats: The (Re)emergence of Cercarial Dermatitis, Its Dynamics, and Impact in Europe.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Other Schistosomatoidea and Diplostomoidea.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Avian schistosomes are considered a public health nuisance due to their ability to cause swimmer's itch when accidentally encountering humans rather than their intended avian hosts. Researchers have been monitoring their presence and abundance through snail collections and cercariometry. Cercariometry methods have evolved over the last several decades to detect individual schistosome species from a single water sample, simplifying the monitoring of these parasites. This methodological evolution coincides with the development of the field of environmental DNA (eDNA) where genetic material is extracted from environmental samples, rather than individual organisms. While there are some limitations with using molecular cercariometry, notably the cost and its inability to differentiate between life cycle stages, it substantially reduces the labor required to study trematode populations. It also can be used in complement with snail collections to understand the composition of avian schistosomes in an environment.
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