00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.617499 CaOODSP 20240327124557 ta 150406|2005||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng d 0-662-41309-1 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- En152-1/234-2005E St. Lawrence Centre. A summary report on swimmer's itch in Quebec / [by] Sean Locke and David J. Marcogliese. Environment Canada. 2005. 30p. : glossary, references, tables ; 28 cm. Scientific and technical report ST-234E Swimmer’s itch is a short-term immune reaction occurring in the skin of people accidentally infected by waterborne parasites of snails and birds or rodents. Reports of swimmer’s itch in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin have become more frequent since the condition was first described in 1928. This report provides a biological summary of the parasites that cause swimmer’s itch and reviews control measures studied to date. Its publication was made possible by the St. Lawrence Action Plan, a Canada-Quebec initiative aimed at understanding, protecting and restoring the St. Lawrence ecosystem. Processed 05-50 2005-12-16 Marcogliese, David J. Locke, Sean Rapport sommaire sur la dermatite du baigneur au Québec (CaOODSP)9.627021 A summary report of swimmer's itch in Quebec / (CaOODSP)9.923382 Scientific and technical report (St. Lawrence Centre) ST-234E (CaOODSP)9.514551