title: Paleoparasitological evidence of pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) infection in a female adolescent residing in ancient Tehran (Iran) 7000 years ago.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Molavi street archeological site south of Tehran accidentally provided a unique opportunity for paleoparasitological studies in Iran. A female skeleton was unearthed and evaluated to be 7000 years old. Soil samples were collected around the pelvic and sacrum bones.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Careful microscopic investigation of rehydrated soil samples revealed the presence of one Enterobius vermicularis egg attached to the skeleton sacral region.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present finding likely represents the oldest evidence of a human pinworm infection in Asia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. paknezad.niloofar@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Niloofar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paknazhad
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. molavig@yahoo.com.|Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. molavig@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mowlavi
authors.affiliation: Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Cochin Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, 27 Faubourg St Jacques, 75014, Paris, France. jean.dupouy-camet@cch.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dupouy Camet
authors.affiliation: Department of Archaeology Faculty of Letters and Humanities University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. jelodar@ut.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mohammad Esmaeili
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Jelodar
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mobediiraj@tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mobedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. makki62@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mahsasadat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makki
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. eshratkia@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Eshrat Beigom
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kia
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. rezaiian@tums.ac.ir.|Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. rezaiian@tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaeian
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mohebali@tums.ac.ir.|Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mohebali@tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohebali
authors.affiliation: Member of Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Siye Tir Street, Imam Khomeini Avenue, Tehran, Iran. siamaksarlak88@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarlak
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Faezeh_Najafi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Faezeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Najafi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000266:history* / Q000469:parasitology; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D010164:Paleopathology / Q000266:history; D010274:Parasitology / Q000266:history; D012447:Sacrum / Q000469:parasitology; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D012987:Soil