Human spiruridiasis due to Physaloptera spp. (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) in a grave of the Shahr-e Sukhteh archeological site of the Bronze Age (2800–2500 BC) in Iran

Human spiruridiasis due to Physaloptera spp. (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) in a grave of the Shahr-e Sukhteh archeological site of the Bronze Age (2800–2500 BC) in Iran

Evidence of rare human helminthiasis in paleoparasitological records is scarce. we report here the finding of Physaloptera spp. eggs in a soil sample collected in the pelvic and sacrum bones area of a skeleton excavated from a grave of Shahr-e Sukhteh archeological site dating back to the Bronze Age...

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Main Authors: Makki Mahsasadat, Dupouy-Camet Jean, Seyed Sajjadi Seyed Mansour, Moravec František, Reza Naddaf Saied, Mobedi Iraj, Malekafzali Hossein, Rezaeian Mostafa, Mohebali Mehdi, Kargar Faranak, Mowlavi Gholamreza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Paleoparasitology
Human spiruridiasis
Shahr-e Sukhteh
Iran
Physaloptera spp.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2017019

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https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2017019

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