Krotoski W A, Job C K, Cogswell F B, Malek E A
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1984 Mar;33(2):269-72. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.269.
Trematode eggs compatible in characteristics with those of Heterobilharzia americana, a probable cause of human schistosomal dermatitis in the Gulf States of the U.S., were found in the cirrhotic liver and other viscera of a wild-caught armadillo in Louisiana. Although adult worms were not found, the current observation suggests a need to extend the known host range of this common schistosome parasite of carnivores and other wild animals in the South, and may have additional implications in the context of the public health importance of the armadillo.
在路易斯安那州一只野生犰狳的肝硬化肝脏及其他内脏中，发现了特征与美洲异毕吸虫虫卵相符的吸虫卵，在美国海湾各州，美洲异毕吸虫可能是人类血吸虫性皮炎的病因。尽管未发现成虫，但目前的观察结果表明，有必要扩大这种南方食肉动物及其他野生动物常见血吸虫寄生虫已知的宿主范围，并且在犰狳对公共卫生重要性的背景下可能有其他影响。
