It was trying to find a key host in its life cycle, a bird and most likely a merganser. You and your family were the unintended target of a small parasite called a schistosome. They now are covered in dozens of red, raised bumps on their legs and feet.
Your children just spent the day swimming on your beach. Understanding Swimmers Itch in Platte Lake The findings of that study were presented at the AugPLIA Annual Meeting. Patrick Hannington of the University of Alberta. That study was performed by Ron Reimink of Freshwater Solutions working with Dr. In 2019 we expanded our efforts to understand/control/limit incidents of swimmers itch by commissioning a study to determine the root cause of swimmers itch in Platte Lake via DNA analysis of snails, bird droppings, swimmer's itch parasites, etc. Blankespoor from Swimmer Itch Solutions to do an analysis of swimmers itch activity at five key locations around the lake. All of these seemed potentially important in determining if a lake can be infected with swimmer itch. In 20 we participated in a study on swimmers itch with researchers from Oakland University who studied our lake for algae, chemicals, phosphorus, pesticides, snail colonies, zebra mussels and crayfish.
PLIA has been studying swimmers itch since 2016. Platte Lake has swimmers itch, but it has historically been at very low level. The organization is concerned about anything that can alter the quality of the lake and that includes keeping an eye on swimmers itch. The ongoing surveillance of Platte Lake by the PLIA is not limited to simply monitoring phosphorus levels.
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