Animal helminths in human archaeological remains: a review of zoonoses in the past

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Luciana Sianto²  Marcia Chame²  Cassius S.p. Silva²  Marcelo L.c. Gonçalves¹  Karl Reinhard¹  Martin Fugassa¹  Adauto Araújo² 

[1] ,Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca Rio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: Coprolites;    Paleoparasitology;    Helminthiasis;    Zoonoses;    Ancient diseases;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652009000300001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The authors present a review of records of intestinal parasitic helminths from animals in human archaeological remains, reported since the emergence of paleopathological studies. The objective was to relate paleoparasitological findings to geographic, biotic, and abiotic factors from the environment in which the prehistoric populations lived, and understand some aspects related to the process of human dispersion and biological and cultural evolution. Modification of eating habits and the incorporation of new cultural practices are analyzed from the perspective of zoonoses from prehistory to the present day, especially in Brazilian indigenous populations. Three tables identifying the helminths, their natural hosts, dates, and sites of archaeological findings complete this review. In conclusion, various zoonoses known today have occurred since antiquity, and these data, combined with studies on the emergence and reemergence of diseases, could make possible to compose scenarios for the future.

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