PALEOPARASITOLOGY: PERSPECTIVES WITH NEW TECHNIQUES [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1998 Paleoparasitology is the study of parasites found in archaeological material. The development of this field of research began with histological identification of helminth eggs in mummy tissues, analysis of coprolites, and recently through molecular ...
Adauto ARAÚJO +8 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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Paleoparasitology and the antiquity of human host-parasite relationships [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000 Paleoparasitology may be developed as a new tool to parasite evolution studies. DNA sequences dated thousand years ago, recovered from archaeological material, means the possibility to study parasite-host relationship coevolution through time.
Adauto Araújo, Luiz Fernando Ferreira
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Parasitism, the diversity of life, and paleoparasitology [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003 The parasite-host-environment system is dynamic, with several points of equilibrium. This makes it difficult to trace the thresholds between benefit and damage, and therefore, the definitions of commensalism, mutualism, and symbiosis become worthless ...
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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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Sedimentary ancient DNA as part of a multimethod paleoparasitology approach reveals temporal trends in human parasitic burden in the Roman period [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop DisThe 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 ...
Ballantyne, Rachel +22 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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Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006 Human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven historical strata were observed, from Gallo-Roman ...
Gino Chaves da Rocha +6 more
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Integrating paleoparasitological, paleogenetic, and archaeological data to understand the paleoecological scenario of pre-Columbian archaeological site Gruta do Gentio II, Brazil [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyPaleoparasitology and paleogenetics is the study parasites in ancient remains from latrines, mummified individuals, and coprolites, that is fossilized or desiccated feces.
Ludmila Gurjão +4 more
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Metagenomics and microscope revealed T. trichiura and other intestinal parasites in a cesspit of an Italian nineteenth century aristocratic palace [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 This study evidenced the presence of parasites in a cesspit of an aristocratic palace of nineteenth century in Sardinia (Italy) by the use of classical paleoparasitological techniques coupled with next-generation sequencing.
Cappuccinelli, Piero +16 more
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