Simplifying Schistosome Surveillance: Using Molecular Cercariometry to Detect and Quantify Cercariae in Water

Autor: Brooke A. McPhail, Kelsey Froelich, Ronald L. Reimink, Patrick C. Hanington

Publikováno v: Pathogens, Vol 11, Iss 5, p 565 (2022)

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 thro

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Non-resident definitive host presence is sufficient to sustain avian schistosome populations

Autor: Sydney P. Rudko, Brooke A. McPhail, Ronald L. Reimink, Kelsey Froelich, Alyssa Turnbull, Patrick C. Hanington

Publikováno v: International journal for parasitology. 52(5)

To control swimmer's itch in northern Michigan inland lakes, USA, one species of bird, the common merganser (Mergus merganser), has been relocated from several lakes since 2015. Relocation efforts are driven by a desire to reduce the prevalence of th

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35007566

Evaluation of targeted copper sulfate (CuSO4) application for controlling swimmer’s itch at a freshwater recreation site in Michigan

Autor: Sydney P. Rudko, Kelsey Froelich, Patrick C. Hanington, Ronald L. Reimink, Aaron P. VanKempen

Publikováno v: Parasitology Research. 118:1673-1677

Swimmer's itch has historically been controlled by applying copper sulfate (CuSO4) to lakes as a way to eliminate snails that serve as the intermediate hosts for swimmer's itch-causing parasites. CuSO4 is still sometimes applied specifically to areas

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06280-3

Democratizing water monitoring: Implementation of a community-based qPCR monitoring program for recreational water hazards

Autor: Ronald L. Reimink, Jay White, Sydney P. Rudko, Patrick C. Hanington, Bradley Peter

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 5, p e0229701 (2020)
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Recreational water monitoring can be challenging due to the highly variable nature of pathogens and indicator concentrations, the myriad of potential biological hazards to measure for, and numerous access points, both official and unofficial, that ar

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Species-specific qPCR assays allow for high-resolution population assessment of four species avian schistosome that cause swimmer's itch in recreational lakes

Autor: Ronald L. Reimink, Alyssa Turnbull, Patrick C. Hanington, Sydney P. Rudko, Kelsey Froelich

Publikováno v: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol 9, Iss, Pp 122-129 (2019)

Swimmer's itch is an allergic condition that occurs when the motile and infectious stage of avian schistosomes penetrate the skin of an individual. Flatworm parasites that cause swimmer's itch belong to the family Schistosomatidae. They utilize a var

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31061794