Dioctophymidae eggs in coprolites from Neolithic site of Arbon-Bleiche 3 (Switzerland).
Dioctophymidae eggs were found in human coprolites dated from 3,384 to 3,370 BC from the site Arbon-Bleiche 3, Switzerland. This is the first record of dioctophymiasis in archaeological material. The important percentage of this disease in the studied coprolites raises the question of a higher prevalence during the Neolithic than at present.
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Laboratoire de Paléoparasitologie, EA 3308, associé CNRS ESA 8045, Université de Reims, UFR de Pharmacie, 51, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51 096 Reims, France. matthieu.lebailly@univ-reims.fr
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D000818:Animals; D017159:Dioctophymatoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000266:history*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005580:Fossils; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D013557:Switzerland