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Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ; 107(4): 539-42, 2012 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22666866

ABSTRACT

We present the results of paleoparasitological analyses in coprolites of Kerodon rupestris, rodent endemic to rocky areas of Brazil's semiarid region. The coprolites were collected from excavations at the archaeological site of Toca dos Coqueiros, in the National Park of Serra da Capivara, southeastern of state of Piauí. Syphacia sp. (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) eggs were identified in coprolites dated at 5,300 ± 50 years before present. This is the first record of the genus Syphacia in rodent coprolites in the Americas.


Subject(s)
Feces/parasitology , Oxyuriasis/veterinary , Oxyuroidea/isolation & purification , Rodent Diseases/history , Rodentia/parasitology , Animals , Brazil , Fossils , History, Ancient , Oxyuriasis/history , Paleopathology , Rodent Diseases/parasitology
2.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 107(4): 539-542, June 2012. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-626449

ABSTRACT

We present the results of paleoparasitological analyses in coprolites of Kerodon rupestris, rodent endemic to rocky areas of Brazil's semiarid region. The coprolites were collected from excavations at the archaeological site of Toca dos Coqueiros, in the National Park of Serra da Capivara, southeastern of state of Piauí. Syphacia sp. (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) eggs were identified in coprolites dated at 5,300 ± 50 years before present. This is the first record of the genus Syphacia in rodent coprolites in the Americas.


Subject(s)
Animals , History, Ancient , Feces/parasitology , Oxyuriasis/veterinary , Oxyuroidea/isolation & purification , Rodent Diseases/history , Rodentia/parasitology , Brazil , Fossils , Oxyuriasis/history , Paleopathology , Rodent Diseases/parasitology
3.
J Parasitol ; 75(3): 461-3, 1989 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2656962

ABSTRACT

Eight samples of desiccated human feces collected from Big Bone Cave (40VB103), Van Buren County, Tennessee, were analyzed to determine the presence of ecto- and endoparasitic infection among the prehistoric population using the cave. Radiocarbon-dated torch material from the cave indicated that it was a locus of human activity 2,177 +/- 145 yr ago. Parasitic species identified were: Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, fleas of the tribe Phalacropsyllini, and protozoan cysts. The cysts were identified as Giardia using an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test. The only report of Giardia in a prehistoric context is the identification of cysts in 2 1,800-yr-old paleofecal specimens from a cave in Israel. This is the first report of Giardia from paleofeces in the New World.


Subject(s)
Giardiasis/history , Paleopathology , Parasitic Diseases/history , Animals , Ascariasis/history , Desiccation , Feces/parasitology , Giardia/isolation & purification , History, Ancient , Humans , Oxyuriasis/history , Tennessee
4.
Am J Phys Anthropol ; 77(3): 355-66, 1988 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3067587

ABSTRACT

The study of coprolites (desiccated feces) is recognized as a viable method for analyzing parasitism of prehistoric peoples. Eight species of helminth parasites, including nematodes, cestodes, and acanthcephalans, have been recovered from archaeological sites on the Colorado Plateau. The comparative analysis of parasitological findings illustrates the effects of changing subsistence strategies and varying life-style on prehistoric human parasitism. This comparative study is based on the analysis of coprolites recovered from one Archaic hunter-gatherer site and two Anasazi agricultural villages. Hunter-gatherers are represented by coprolites from Dust Devil Cave in south-eastern Utah. Coprolites of prehistoric agriculturalists from Antelope House in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, and from Salmon Ruin in northwestern New Mexico were studied. The results demonstrate that helminth parasitism increased with the advent of agriculture. Between the agricultural sites, differences in patterns of excreta disposal, foraging behavior, and local ecology resulted in pronounced variations in both percentage of coprolites containing parasite remains and the number of parasite species represented.


Subject(s)
Feces/parasitology , Helminthiasis/history , Hominidae/parasitology , Paleopathology , Animals , Arizona , Dogs , History, Ancient , Humans , New Mexico , Oxyuriasis/history , Strongyloidiasis/history , Trichostrongyloidiasis/history , Utah
5.
Rio de Janeiro; Antares; 1986. 30 p. ilus.
Monography in Portuguese | Coleciona SUS | ID: biblio-935126

ABSTRACT

Apresenta orientação de como pais e professores podem conduzir uma conversa com a criança sobre as principais informações relativas aos temas abordados no livro: teníase (solitária), oxiuríase e ancilostomose (amarelão)


Subject(s)
Oxyuriasis/history , Oxyuriasis/therapy , Taeniasis/classification , Taeniasis/history
6.
Rio de Janeiro; Antares; 1986. 30 p. ilus.
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-583162

ABSTRACT

Apresenta orientação de como pais e professores podem conduzir uma conversa com a criança sobre as principais informações relativas aos temas abordados no livro: teníase (solitária), oxiuríase e ancilostomose (amarelão)...


Subject(s)
Oxyuriasis/history , Oxyuriasis/therapy , Taeniasis/classification , Taeniasis/history
7.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 80(2): 141-3, abr.-jun. 1985. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-27447

ABSTRACT

Ovos de Enterobius vermicularis foram encontrados em coprólitos humanos coletados no sítio arqueológico de Caserones, Vale da Tarapaca, no Chile, com dataçöes de 400 BC a 800 AD. Este parasito humano já foi encontrado em outros sítios arqueológicios nas Américas e, a partir desses achados, discute-se a sua introduçäo neste continente


Subject(s)
Humans , History, Ancient , Enterobius , Oxyuriasis/history , Paleopathology , Chile
8.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ; 80(2): 141-3, 1985.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3915336

ABSTRACT

Enterobius vermicularis eggs were found in human coprolites collected in the archaeological site of Caserones, Tarapaca Valley, Chile, dating from 400 BC to 800 AD. The human pinworm had already been found in other pre-historic archaeological sites in America, and its introduction in this continent is discussed.


Subject(s)
Feces/parasitology , Oxyuriasis/history , Paleopathology , Chile , Enterobius , History, Ancient , Humans
10.
Science ; 166(3913): 1620, 1969 Dec 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-4900959

ABSTRACT

Eggs of Enterobius vermicularis (human pinworm) were found in hum coprolites from Hopug and Danger Caves, western Utah. The Caves were inhabitated by man from 10,000 B.C. to A.D. 1400. The oldest coprolite containing dated at 7837 B.C. This represents the earliest known association between man abd this exclusively human parasite.


Subject(s)
Enterobius/isolation & purification , Feces/microbiology , Oxyuriasis/history , Female , History, Ancient , Humans , Ovum , Paleopathology , Utah
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