Collecting in the U.S.

 

SwimmerÕs Itch/Cercarial Dermatitis

 

 

First case of swimmerÕs itch in Maxwell, New Mexico 2007 pdf

http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=6788313

http://www.krqe.com/Global/story.asp?S=6788574

 

 

 

LOUISIANA 2003 – survey of avian schistosomes and Macrobilharzia macrobilharzia

 

Scott Snyder, Donna Dittman, and Steve Cardiff

 

 

 

 

 

ALASKA 2005 – survey of avian schistosomes

 

 

 

 

 

MICHIGAN 2005 – Famous Douglas Lake where swimmerÕs itch was first discovered and described

Sara Brant, Harvey Blankespoor, Jitka Rudolfova

 

 

 

NEVADA 2005 – Collecting swans for Allobilharzia visceralis

 

 

 

International travel

 

AUSTRALIA 2004 – Griphobilharzia amoena in freshwater crocodiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

KENYA 2005 – survey of avian schistosomes in birds and snails

 

The field crew

 

 

 

 

CANADA – Churchill Manitoba 2007