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Paleoparasitology: the origin of human parasites [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2013 Parasitism is composed by three subsystems: the parasite, the host, and the environment. There are no organisms that cannot be parasitized. The relationship between a parasite and its host species most of the time do not result in damage or disease to ...
Adauto Araujo +4 more
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The state of the art of paleoparasitological research in the old world [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003 Paleoparasitology in the Old World has mainly concerned the study of latrine sediments and coprolites collected from mummified bodies or archaeological strata, mostly preserved by natural conditions. Human parasites recovered include cestodes, trematodes,
Françoise Bouchet +2 more
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Paleoparasitology of Schistosomiasis [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1997 Eighteen years ago, when we began our studies in paleoparasitology, the main question proposed was whether Schistosoma mansoni infection has been really introduced by African slave trade in South America or has it been present among indians before Columbus. Up to now the question remains without answer, but it is interesting to point to some old
Adauto Araújo, Luiz Fernando Ferreira
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Quantitative paleoparasitology applied to archaeological sediments [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006 Three techniques to extract parasite remains from archaeological sediments were tested. The aim was to improve the sensibility of recommended paleoparasitological techniques applied in archaeological remains.
Martín H Fugassa +2 more
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Preface for Special Section on Paleoparasitology. [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2016 Chai JY, Seo M, Shin DH.
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Foundations of Paleoparasitology [PDF]
, 2014 Unprecedented initiative in the world, the book compiles the available knowledge on the subject and presents the state-of-the-art in paleoparasitology – term coined about 30 years ago by Brazilian Fiocruz researcher Luiz Fernando Ferreira, pioneer in this science which is concerned with the study of parasites in the past.
Luiz Fernando Ferreira +2 more
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PALEOPARASITOLOGY: A MODERN-DAY RETHINKING OF HG WELLS TIME MACHINE [PDF]
Exploratory Animal and Medical ResearchThis compilation deals with recent records of paleoparasitology both in Old World and New World. Paleoparasitology study has been started very recently in 1910 when M.A. Ruffer described Schistosoma japonicum eggs in Egyptian mummies (dated 1250-1000 BCE)
Debasis Bhattacharya +6 more
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Mummification in Korea and China: Mawangdui, Song, Ming and Joseon Dynasty Mummies
BioMed Research International, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 Over the decades, mummy studies have expanded to reconstruct a multifaceted knowledge about the ancient populations’ living conditions, pathologies, and possible cause of death in different spatiotemporal contexts. Mainly due to linguistic barriers, however, the international knowledge of East Asian mummies has remained sketchy until recently.
Dong Hoon Shin +4 more
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