The finding of Enterobius vermicularis eggs in pré-Columbian human coprolites


Autoria(s): Araújo,A. J. G. de; Ferreira,L. F.; Confalonieri,U. E. C.; Nuñez,L.; Ribeiro Filho,B. M.
Data(s)

01/06/1985

Resumo

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.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761985000200003

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.80 n.2 1985

Tipo

journal article