Intestinal parasite analysis in organic sediments collected from a 16th-century Belgian archeological site

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Alexandre Fernandes²  Luiz Fernando Ferreira²  Marcelo Luiz Carvalho Gonçalves²  Françoise Bouchet¹  Carlos Henrique Klein²  Takumi Iguchi²  Luciana Sianto²  Adauto Araujo² 

[1] ,Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública

关键词: Parasitology;    Parasites;    Helminthiasis;    Parasitologia;    Parasitos;    Helmintíase;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2005000100037

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Parasite eggs found in organic remains collected from medieval structures in Raversijde (medieval name: Walraversijde), a village on the northern coast of Belgium, are discussed. The eggs were identified as Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura, both human parasites. Species identification allowed elucidating the origin of the organic sediments and the structures, in this case latrines used by humans. Capillaria sp. and free-living nematode larvae were also found in the latrine. Although neither parasite burden nor prevalence rates could be measured, the abundance of human intestinal parasite eggs indicated a high infection rate in the village residents, reflecting very poor sanitation.

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