Swimmer’s itch in Canada: a look at the past and a survey of the present to plan for the future
Abstract Background Cercarial dermatitis, colloquially “swimmer’s itch”, is a rash contracted in natural bodies of water, when people are exposed to skin-penetrating, larval flatworm parasites of the family Schistosomatidae, that emerge from aquatic snails. Swimmer’s itch is a globally-distributed,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Environmental Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-018-0417-7 |