First Recovery of Schistosoma mansoni Eggs From a Latrine in Europe (15–16th Centuries)

Bouchet, Françoise; Harter, Stéphanie; Paicheler, Jean‐Claude; Araújo, Adauto; Ferreira, L.

doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0404:frosme]2.0.co;2

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“…Meanwhile, when and how Brazilian autochthonous small mammals became infected still remains to be elicited. It could speculate that a paleoparasitology study could be carried out in animal (rodents) coprolites aiming to demonstrate S. mansoni eggs as recently evidenced in archeological material from France (Bouchet et al 2002).…”

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A comparative parasitologic study on Biomphalaria glabrata snail and C3H/He mice infected with human and murine isolates of Schistosoma mansoni derived from Sumidouro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Freire

Rodrigues-Silva

Machado-Silva

et al. 2003

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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A comparative parasitologic study on Biomphalaria glabrata snail and C3H/He mice infected with human and murine isolates of Schistosoma mansoni derived from Sumidouro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Freire

Rodrigues-Silva

Machado-Silva

et al. 2003

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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“… ? Reims 2002 [ 97 ] León, Spain mummy contents 4 A Flotation 2003 [ 57 ] Bighorn Cave, AZ, USA coprolites 35 ABCD Callen/Lyco 2002 [ 98 ] Chiribaya, Peru coprolites 29 AB Callen 2003 [ 99 ] Chiribaya, Peru coprolites/mummy 43 ABCD Callen/Lyco 2003 [ 10 ] Skyles Mummy, TX, USA coprolites/mummy 1 AC Callen/Lyco 2003 [ 100 ] Lluta Valley, Chile coprolites/mummy 39 ABCD Callen/Lyco 2003 [ 50 ] Diverse sites, Switzerland and Germany coprolites and sediments 89 AB Reims 2005 [ 101 ] Lapa do Boquete, Brazil coprolite/mummy 1 AC Callen/Lyco 2002 [ 51 ] Gangneung, South Korea coprolite/mummy 1 AB Lutz 2007 [ 39 ] Yangju, South Korea coprolite/mummy 1 AB Lutz 2007 [ 39 ] SN2-19-1, South Korea coprolite/ mummy 1 AB Lutz 2007 [ 39 ] SN1-2, South Korea coprolite/ mummy …”

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Recovering parasites from mummies and coprolites: an epidemiological approach

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In the field of archaeological parasitology, researchers have long documented the distribution of parasites in archaeological time and space through the analysis of coprolites and human remains. This area of research defined the origin and migration of parasites through presence/absence studies. By the end of the 20th century, the field of pathoecology had emerged as researchers developed an interest in the ancient ecology of parasite transmission. Supporting studies were conducted to establish the relationships between parasites and humans, including cultural, subsistence, and ecological reconstructions. Parasite prevalence data were collected to infer the impact of parasitism on human health. In the last few decades, a paleoepidemiological approach has emerged with a focus on applying statistical techniques for quantification. The application of egg per gram (EPG) quantification methods provide data about parasites’ prevalence in ancient populations and also identify the pathological potential that parasitism presented in different time periods and geographic places. Herein, we compare the methods used in several laboratories for reporting parasite prevalence and EPG quantification. We present newer quantification methods to explore patterns of parasite overdispersion among ancient people. These new methods will be able to produce more realistic measures of parasite infections among people of the past. These measures allow researchers to compare epidemiological patterns in both ancient and modern populations.

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“…Schistosomiasis has been identified in Syria and Egypt well before the Roman Period (Anastasiou et al 2014;. Both S. haematobium and S. mansoni have been recovered from medieval latrines in France dating from 1450 to 1550 AD, indicating the migration of travellers between France and areas endemic for schistosomiasis (Bouchet and Paicheler, 1995;Bouchet et al 2002). However, such evidence for migration with parasites has yet to be identified at Roman period sites.…”

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Human parasites in the Roman World: health consequences of conquering an empire

Mitchell

2016

Parasitology

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Roman era is presented in order to demonstrate the species present at that time, and highlight the health consequences for people living under Roman rule. Despite their large multi-seat public latrines with washing facilities, sewer systems, sanitation legislation, fountains and piped drinking water from aqueducts, we see the widespread presence of whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) and Entamoeba histolytica that causes dysentery. This would suggest that the public sanitation measures were insufficient to protect the population from parasites spread by fecal contamination. Ectoparasites such as fleas, head lice, body lice, pubic lice and bed bugs were also present, and delousing combs have been found. The evidence fails to demonstrate that the Roman culture of regular bathing in the public baths reduced the prevalence of these parasites. Fish tapeworm was noted to be widely present, and was more common than in Bronze and Iron Age Europe. It is possible that the Roman enthusiasm for fermented, uncooked fish sauce (garum) may have facilitated the spread of this helminth. Roman medical practitioners such as Galen were aware of intestinal worms, explaining their existence and planning treatment using the humoural theory of the period.

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First Recovery of Schistosoma mansoni Eggs From a Latrine in Europe (15–16th Centuries)

Cited by 14 publications

References 9 publications

A comparative parasitologic study on Biomphalaria glabrata snail and C3H/He mice infected with human and murine isolates of Schistosoma mansoni derived from Sumidouro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A comparative parasitologic study on Biomphalaria glabrata snail and C3H/He mice infected with human and murine isolates of Schistosoma mansoni derived from Sumidouro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Recovering parasites from mummies and coprolites: an epidemiological approach

Human parasites in the Roman World: health consequences of conquering an empire

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