Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?
Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) is a clinical disease typically caused by skin-penetrative larvae of avian schistosomes. Its geographical epidemiology is firmly tied with that of infected freshwater intermediate snail hosts. To better understand the current distribution of HCD and its level of nuisance in the UK, we undertook a systematic literatu...
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Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d1033f54d30b4ab29e33ad36de69cd81
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d1033f54d30b4ab29e33ad36de69cd81
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1756-3305
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1756-3305
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10.1186/s13071-024-06176-x
