Bird schistosomes: do they die in mammalian skin?
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
PubMed
11228011
DOI
10.1016/s1471-4922(00)01770-0
PII: S1471-4922(00)01770-0
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Dermatitis parasitology therapy MeSH
- Snails parasitology MeSH
- Host-Parasite Interactions MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Bird Diseases parasitology MeSH
- Skin Diseases, Parasitic parasitology therapy MeSH
- Disease Transmission, Infectious MeSH
- Birds parasitology MeSH
- Mammals parasitology MeSH
- Schistosomiasis parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Review MeSH
The cercariae of bird schistosomes, released from the intermediate water snail host, actively penetrate the skin of both birds and mammals. Whereas in birds the infection leads to worm maturation and egg production, in the mammalian hosts skin invasion is accompanied by cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch, clam-digger's disease) and the fate of the parasites is not clear. Here, we review bird schistosomes as causative agents of cercarial dermatitis, underline adaptations of bird schistosomes to their life in vertebrate hosts, and discuss potential risks caused by the parasites migrating in humans.
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