ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Scratching the Itch: Updated Perspectives on the Schistosomes Responsible for Swimmer's Itch around the World.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?Parasites & vectors · 2024Pooled it
- Cercarial Dermatitis (aka 'Swimmers' or 'Duck Itch') in New Zealand Lakes.The Australasian journal of dermatology · 2026Article
- First record ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2026Review
- Emerging zoonotic risk: molecular detection ofScience in One Health · 2026Article
- The avian schistosomeFood and waterborne parasitology · 2025Article
- Therapeutic challenges of schistosomiasis: mechanisms of action and current limitations.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2025Review
- Impact of Climate Change on Schistosomiasis Transmission and Distribution-Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Legacy parasite collections reveal species-specific population genetic patterns among three species of zoonotic schistosomes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Zoonotic Threats: The (Re)emergence of Cercarial Dermatitis, Its Dynamics, and Impact in Europe.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Expanding the swimmer's itch pool of the Benelux: a first record of the neurotropic Trichobilharzia regenti and potential link to human infection.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Other Schistosomatoidea and Diplostomoidea.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
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- The Tails of Two Avian Schistosomes: Paired Exposure Study DemonstratesPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Although most studies of digenetic trematodes of the family Schistosomatidae dwell on representatives causing human schistosomiasis, the majority of the 130 identified species of schistosomes infect birds or non-human mammals. The cercariae of many of these species can cause swimmer's itch when they penetrate human skin. Recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in our understanding of schistosome diversity, now encompassing 17 genera with eight more lineages awaiting description. Collectively, schistosomes exploit 16 families of caenogastropod or heterobranch gastropod intermediate hosts. Basal lineages today are found in marine gastropods and birds, but subsequent diversification has largely taken place in freshwater, with some reversions to marine habitats. It seems increasingly likely that schistosomes have on two separate occasions colonized mammals. Swimmer's itch is a complex zoonotic disease manifested through several different routes of transmission involving a diversity of different host species. Swimmer's itch also exemplifies the value of adopting the One Health perspective in understanding disease transmission and abundance because the schistosomes involved have complex life cycles that interface with numerous species and abiotic components of their aquatic environments. Given the progress made in revealing their diversity and biology, and the wealth of questions posed by itch-causing schistosomes, they provide excellent models for implementation of long-term interdisciplinary studies focused on issues pertinent to disease ecology, the One Health paradigm, and the impacts of climate change, biological invasions and other environmental perturbations.
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