Taenia sp. in human burial from Kan River, East Siberia
We present an arhaeoparasitological analysis of a unique burial from the Neftprovod II burial ground in East Siberia, which dated from the Bronze Age. Analysis of a sediment sample from the sacral region of the pelvis revealed the presence of Taenia sp. eggs. Because uncooked animal tissue is the pr...
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Published in | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 112; no. 5; pp. 387 - 390 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Brazil
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
01.05.2017
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) |
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Summary: | We present an arhaeoparasitological analysis of a unique burial from the Neftprovod II burial ground in East Siberia, which dated from the Bronze Age. Analysis of a sediment sample from the sacral region of the pelvis revealed the presence of Taenia sp. eggs. Because uncooked animal tissue is the primary source of Taenia, this indicated that the individual was likely consuming raw or undercooked meat of roe deer, red deer, or elk infected with Taenia. This finding represents the oldest case of a human infected with Taenia sp. from Eastern Siberia and Russia. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 SMS - Sampling, preparation of samples, microscopy, result interpretation, writing of this article; SNI - preparation of samples, microscopy; TAA, DNL and VEM - archaeologists who carried out excavations and helped with sampling; AVV and SVS - archaeologists who carried out excavations and helped with sampling and result interpretation. AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONS |
ISSN: | 0074-0276 1678-8060 1678-8060 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0074-02760160442 |