Symptom of disease due to infections with Parafilaria spp., which form skin nodules. These nodules break off due to UV-light leading to skin bleeding. The microfilariae are then found in the wound and become transmitted by Haematobia flies.
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(2016). Summer Bleeding. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_3045
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