title: A retrospective examination of paleoparasitology and its establishment in the Journal of Parasitology.
abstract: Volume 95 (2009) of the Journal of Parasitology represented a significant benchmark in the history of paleoparasitology when it received on the cover formal recognition as a topical area for publication. This retrospective examination chronicles the emergence of paleoparasitology, from its origins as an adjunct contribution to the study of prehistoric human populations to its modern expression as a sub-disciplinary interest. The aim of paleoparasitology is to elucidate the temporal and spatial dimensions of parasitism from the fossil record of human and non-human host populations.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee 37752.
authors.forename: Charles T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: Karl J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Reinhard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D010164:Paleopathology / Q000266:history*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000266:history*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D012189:Retrospective Studies