Sedimentary ancient DNA as part of a multimethod paleoparasitology approach reveals temporal trends in human parasitic burden in the Roman period. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesThe detection of parasite infections in past populations has classically relied on microscopic analysis of sediment samples and coprolites. In recent years, additional methods have been integrated into paleoparasitology such as enzyme-linked ...
Marissa L Ledger +22 more
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From modern-day parasitology to paleoparasitology: the elusive past record and evolution of Cryptosporidium [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Recent efforts have been made to review the state of the art on a variety of questions and targets in paleoparasitology, including protozoan taxa.
Kévin Roche +8 more
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THE PROCESS OF Leishmania INFECTION - DISEASE AND NEW PERSPECTIVES OF PALEOPARASITOLOGY [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2016 Species of the genus Leishmania (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) are causative agents of leishmaniasis, a complex disease with variable clinical spectrum and epidemiological diversity, constituting, in some countries, a serious public health problem ...
Shênia Patrícia Corrêa NOVO +3 more
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Deciphering Diets and Lifestyles of Prehistoric Humans through Paleoparasitology: A Review. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2023 Parasites have affected and coevolved with humans and animals throughout history. Evidence of ancient parasitic infections, particularly, reside in archeological remains originating from different sources dating to various periods of times.
Wiscovitch-Russo RA +2 more
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Paleoparasitology research on ancient helminth eggs and larvae in the Republic of Korea. [PDF]
Parasites Hosts Dis, 2023 Paleoparasitology is a discipline that applies existing conventional and molecular techniques to study parasites found in ancient ruins. This review focuses on the history of the discovery of parasites (mostly helminth eggs and larvae) in archaeological ...
Chai JY, Seo M, Shin DH.
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Paleoparasitology is a discipline of bioarchaeology that studies human and animal parasites and their evolution through time. It is at the frontier between biological sciences and the humanities, and aims to provide valuable clues about the lifestyles of
Matthieu Le Bailly +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2012 Since the original description and naming of Ascaris lumbricoides from humans by Linnaeus in 1758 and later of Ascaris suum from pigs by Goeze 1782, these species have been considered to be valid.
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Paleoparasitology of Merovingian Corpses Buried in Stone Sarcophagi in the Saint-Martin-au-Val Church (Chartres, France). [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2019 Paleoparasitological analysis was carried on 4 Merovingian skeletons, dated from the late-5th to the late-9th centuries, and recovered in the church of Saint-Martin-au-Val in Chartres (Center region, France).
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The Paleoparasitology in Brazil and Findings in Human Remains from South America: A Review. [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2016 The review article presents some of the history of how paleoparasitology started in Brazil, making highlight the great responsible Dr. Luiz Fernando Ferreira and Dr.
Novo SP, Ferreira LF.
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Worldwide paleodistribution of capillariid parasites: Paleoparasitology, current status of phylogeny and taxonomic perspectives. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 Introduction Paleoparasitology, the study of parasites in the past, brings the knowledge of where and when they occurred in preterit populations. Some groups of parasites, as capillariids, have a complex and controversial systematic, hindering the ...
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