Diphyllobothrium: Neolithic Parasite?

During paleoparasitological analyses on several Neolithic sites in Switzerland (Arbon-Bleiche 3) and southwestern Germany (Hornstaad-Hörnle I, Torwiesen II, and Seekirch-Stockwiesen), numerous eggs of Diphyllobothrium sp. were recovered. This is one of the earliest occurrences of this parasite durin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of parasitology 2005-08, Vol.91 (4), p.957-959
Hauptverfasser:	Le Bailly, Matthieu, Leuzinger, Urs, Schlichtherle, Helmut, Bouchet, Françoise
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Archaeological sites Biological and medical sciences Diphyllobothriasis Diphyllobothriasis - history Diphyllobothriasis - parasitology Diphyllobothrium Diphyllobothrium - isolation & purification Diphyllobothrium - ultrastructure Eggs Eggshells Feces - parasitology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models Geologic Sediments - parasitology Germany History, Ancient Hypotheses Invertebrates Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha Neolithic Ovum - ultrastructure Parasites Parasitic diseases Parasitism Parasitology Population dynamics RESEARCH NOTES Sediments Stone Age Switzerland
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Zusammenfassung:	During paleoparasitological analyses on several Neolithic sites in Switzerland (Arbon-Bleiche 3) and southwestern Germany (Hornstaad-Hörnle I, Torwiesen II, and Seekirch-Stockwiesen), numerous eggs of Diphyllobothrium sp. were recovered. This is one of the earliest occurrences of this parasite during the prehistoric period in the Old World. The prevalence of this helminth in the samples studied raises the question as to how important parasitic diseases were during the Neolithic period and what their actual consequences were.
ISSN:	0022-3395 1937-2345
DOI:	10.1645/GE-3456RN.1