Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Eun-taek Han²  Sang-mee Guk²  Jae-lip Kim²  Hoon-jin Jeong¹  Soo-nam Kim¹  Jong-yil Chai² 

[1] ,Seoul National University College of Medicine Department of Parasitology

关键词: archaeology;    excavation;    soil;    helminth egg;    detection;    Korea;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762003000900018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Excavations at two sites dating from 2000 BC-1900 AD in southeastern areas of the Republic of Korea, revealed the remains of several structures. Examination of the contents suspected privies revealed the presence of eggs from 5 kinds of parasite: Ascaris, Trichuris, Clonorchis, and two species of unknown trematodes. Clonorchis sinensis eggs were found in a soil dating from around AD 668-935. This is the first record of C. sinensis eggs in archaeological materials in the Republic of Korea.

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