Introduction
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Transmission
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Clinical Presentation & Management
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Epidemiology
Public Health
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Links
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References
References
CDC Division on Parasitic Diseases: Cercarial Dermatitis Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/schistosomiasis/factsht_cardmermatitis.htm
Cambridge University Schitosomiasis Research Group: The Schistosome Cercaria
http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/SchistoLife/Cercaria.html
Hope University: What you should know about swimmer's itch in Michigan
http://hope.edu/academic/biology/faculty/blankespoor/swimitch/faq.html#29
Agrawal, M.C., S. Gupta, and J. George. "Cercarial Dermatitis in India" in Letter. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2000. 78(2):278.
Horak, P et. al. Bird Schistosomes: do they die in mammalian skin? Trends in Parasitology. 17(2): 66-69. Feb. 2001.
Cort WW. Studies on schistosome dermatitis: XI Status of Knowledge after more than 20 years. American Journal of Hygiene. 52:251-307. 1950.