Cercarial dermatitis in the Netherlands caused by Trichobilharzia spp

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-195

  Schets, F M ^a   Lodder, W J ^a   van Duynhoven, Y T H P ^a   de Roda Husman, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cercarial dermatitis; Recreational water; Schistosomes; Swimmers' itch; Trichobilharzia; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE SPREAD; FILTRATION; HEALTH RISK; LAKE WATER; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CERCARIAL DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; LAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SNAIL; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; TREMATODE; TRICHOBILHARZIA; WATER QUALITY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

GASTROPODA; TRICHOBILHARZIA;

EID: 44649191231     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2008.028     Document Type: Article

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