The state of the art of paleoparasitological research in the Old World.
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, and nematodes. The well preserved conditions of helminth eggs allowed paleoepidemiological approaches taking into account the number of eggs found by archaeological stratum. Tentatively, sanitation conditions were assessed for each archaeological period.
Bouchet
Françoise
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Laboratoire de Paléoparasitologie, EA 3308, associé CNRS ESA 8045, U.F.R de Pharmacie, Université de Reims, 51, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51096 Reims, France. francoise.bouchet@univ-reims.fr
Harter
Stéphanie
S
Le Bailly
Matthieu
M
D000818:Animals; D001106:Archaeology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification*; D010164:Paleopathology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000145:classification*