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Having bird schistosomes in mind—the first detection of Bilharziella polonica (Kowalewski 1895) in the bird neural system

Overview of attention for article published in Parasitology Research, December 2016
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Title
Having bird schistosomes in mind—the first detection of Bilharziella polonica (Kowalewski 1895) in the bird neural system
Published in
Parasitology Research, December 2016
DOI 10.1007/s00436-016-5359-9
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Authors

Hanna Prüter, Jiljí Sitko, Oliver Krone

Abstract

Nasal bird schistosomes can cause bilharziosis in birds and have the potential to cause swimmer's itch in humans. We determined the prevalence of bird schistosomes in 106 mallards (Anas plathyrhynchos) from 11 water sources in Germany from 2014. Dissections were performed focusing on parasitic infections of the neural system. Infections with Trichobilharzia regenti (Horák et al. 1998) were found in 21% of the birds (n = 22), whereas Bilharziella polonica (Kowalewski 1895) were found between the brain membranes (meninges) and the brain, in the spinal cord or in the intestine of 12% of the mallards (n = 13). No significant influence of sex, age, and body condition between infected and non-infected animals was observed. Our study provides the first description of B. polonica from the neural system of birds and provides an epidemiological understanding of a parasite of human health concern.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Poland 1 5%
Unknown 20 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 3 14%
Student > Master 3 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 14%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 14%
Researcher 2 10%
Other 2 10%
Unknown 5 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 29%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 24%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 10%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 2 10%
Psychology 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 5 24%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

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#7,533,912
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Outputs from Parasitology Research
#626
of 3,799 outputs
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#140,689
of 420,622 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Parasitology Research
#8
of 35 outputs
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