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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
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SYSNO ASEP 0479150 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title 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 Author(s) Makki, M. (IR)
Dupouy-Camet, J. (FR)
Sajjadi, S. M. S. (IR)
Moravec, František (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Naddaf, S. R. (IR)
Mobedi, I. (IR)
Malekafzali, H. (IR)
Rezaeian, M. (IR)
Mohebali, M. (IR)
Kargar, F. (IR)
Mowlavi, G. (IR)Number of authors 11 Article number 18 Source Title Parasite - ISSN 1252-607X
Roč. 24, JUN 2 (2017)Number of pages 5 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country FR - France Keywords Paleoparasitology ; Human spiruridiasis ; Shahr-e Sukhteh ; Iran ; Physaloptera spp. Subject RIV EG - Zoology OECD category Zoology Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000402473300001 EID SCOPUS 85020171421 DOI 10.1051/parasite/2017019 Annotation 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. The site is located in southeastern Iran and has attracted the attention of numerous archeological teams owing to its vast expanse and diverse archeological findings since 1997. The spirurid nematodes Physaloptera spp. are rarely the cause of human helminthiasis nowadays, but this infection might not have been so rare in ancient populations such as those in the Shahr-e Sukhteh. Out of 320 skeletons analyzed in this study, only one parasitized individual was detected. This surprising result led us to suspect the role of nematophagous fungi and other taphonomic processes in possible false-negative results. This is the first paleoparasitological study on human remains in this archeological site and the first record of ancient human physalopterosis in the Middle East. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2018
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