Opisthorchiasis in infant remains from the medieval Zeleniy Yar burial ground of XII-XIII centuries AD

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Sergey Mikhailovich Slepchenko¹  Alexander Vasilevich Gusev¹  Sergey Nikolaevich Ivanov¹  Evgenia Olegovna Svyatova¹ 

关键词: Opisthorchis felineus;    paleoparasitology;    paleopathology;    Western Siberia;    health status;    food processing;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0074-02760150156

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We present a paleoparasitological analysis of the medieval Zeleniy Yar burial ground of the XII-XII centuries AD located in the northern part of Western Siberia. Parasite eggs, identified as eggs of Opisthorchis felineus, were found in the samples from the pelvic area of a one year old infant buried at the site. Presence of these eggs in the soil samples from the infant’s abdomen suggests that he/she was infected with opisthorchiasis and imply consumption of undercooked fish. Ethnographic records collected among the population of the northern part of Western Siberia reveal numerous cases of feeding raw fish to their children. Zeleniy Yar case of opisthorchiasis suggests that this dietary custom has persisted from at least medieval times.

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