NDLI: Identification of Taenia sp. in a natural human mummy (third century BC) from the Chehrabad salt mine in Iran.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Nezamabadi, M. Mashkour, M. Aali, A. Stöllner, Th Le Bailly, M.
Spatial Coverage	Iran
Description	Country affiliation: France Author Affiliation: Nezamabadi M ( University of Franche-Comte, CNRS UMR 6249 Chrono-Environment, 16 route de Gray, 25030 Besancon cedex, France.)
Abstract	Tapeworm eggs from the genus Taenia sp. were identified during the study of mummy remains dated to 2,286 ± 28 BP from the Chehrabad salt mine in northwestern Iran. The presence of tapeworm in this salt mine provides paleopathological information. Moreover, it brings new information on ancient diet, indicating the consumption of raw or undercooked meat. Cultural aspects as well as archaeozoological data are discussed in order to try to detail meat consumption. Paleoparasitological data are rare in the Middle East, and this case study presents the first recovery of parasites in ancient Iran. It constitutes the earliest evidence of ancient intestinal parasites in this country and contributes to the knowledge of gastrointestinal pathogens in the Near East.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	00223395
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	99
e-ISSN	19372345
Journal	Journal of Parasitology
Language	English
Publisher	American Society of Parasitologists
Publisher Date	2013-06-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Parasitology Mummies Parasitology Taenia Isolation & Purification Taeniasis History Animals History, Ancient Humans Iran Paleopathology Classification Historical Article Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Parasitology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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