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Parasite
Volume 15, Number 3, September 2008
Xth European Multicolloquium of Parasitology (EMOP-10, Paris, August 24-28, 2008)
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| Page(s) | 299 - 303 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008153299 | |
| Published online | 15 September 2008 | |
Xth EMOP, August 2008
Penetration of Trichobilharzia cercariae into mammals: dangerous or negligible event?
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, 128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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National Reference Laboratory for Tissue Helminthoses, Department of Microbiology, Institute for Postgradual Medical Education and 1 st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Ruská 85, 100 05 Prague 10, Czech Republic
* Correspondence: Petr Horák. Tel.: +420 221 951 823 – Fax: +420 224 919 704. Email: petrhorak@petrhorak.eu
Bird schistosomes and cases of human cercarial dermatitis occur worldwide, but the number of cases is not monitored. Experiments with two schistosomes, namely Trichobilharzia szidati and T. regenti, show that they possess potent tools to penetration bird and mammalian skin, as well as exhibit species-specific migration patterns within vertebrate bodies. Therefore, the infections may affect different organs/tissues e.g. lungs or spinal cord. In this minireview, the adaptations and pathogenic effects of bird schistosomes in experimental mammals are discussed, and some ideas/hypotheses on risks to humans from exposure to bird schistosome cercariae are expressed.
Key words: cercarial dermatitis / Trichobilharzia / Schistosoma / Lymnaea / Radix / cathepsin
© PRINCEPS Editions, Paris, 2008, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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