Almost all known human specific parasites have been found in ancient feces. A review of the
paleoparasitological helminth and intestinal protozoa findings available in the literature is …

One hundred years since the discovery of Chagas disease associated with Trypanosoma
cruzi infection, growing attention has focused on understanding the evolution in parasite …

The differences in the richness and prevalence of human pathogens among different
geographical locations have ramifying consequences for societies and individuals. The …

Organic remains can be found in many different environments. They are the most significant
source for paleoparasitological studies as well as for other paleoecological reconstruction …

The parasite-host-environment system is dynamic, with several points of equilibrium. This
makes it difficult to trace the thresholds between benefit and damage, and therefore, the …

This paper presents the study of parasite remains recovered in pollen samples collected
from archaeological layers. Laboratory treatment enabled us to obtain very high …

Enterobius vermicularis, pinworm, is one of the most common helminths worldwide, infecting
nearly a billion people at all socio-economic levels. In prehistoric populations the …

The nematode parasite Ascaris lumbricoides infects the digestive tracts of over 1.4 billion
people worldwide, and its sister species, Ascaris suum, has infected a countless number of …

Background We report the discovery of a nematode parasite egg (Nemata: Oxyurida) from a
coprolite closely associated with the remains of several species of Cynodontia, dated to 240 …

We present the first reconstruction of the parasitoses among the people of the Loma San
Gabriel culture, as represented by 36 coprolites excavated from the Cueva de los Muertos …