Parasites as probes for prehistoric human migrations?

Araújo, Adauto; Reinhard, Karl J.; Ferreira, Luiz Fernando; Gardner, Scott Lyell

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2007.11.007

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“…The conclusions proposed by Perrin and Herbreteau (2010) agree with paleoparasitological data (Dittmar, 2010). Human helminth parasites acquired evolutionarily in pre-Homo times were introduced into the Americas with the first migrants, both crossing the Bering Land Bridge or following alternative routes (Montenegro et al, 2006;Araújo et al, 2008). The first humans in the Americas occupied new environments, in which they were exposed to other parasites.…”

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Food, parasites, and epidemiological transitions: A broad perspective

Reinhard

Ferreira

Bouchet

et al. 2013

International Journal of Paleopathology

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Food, parasites, and epidemiological transitions: A broad perspective

Reinhard

Ferreira

Bouchet

et al. 2013

International Journal of Paleopathology

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“…Therefore, we might hypothesize that pathogen richness would increase, the longer humans are permanently settled in a region. Over time, pathogens may have an opportunity to overcome dispersal barriers (Araujo & Ferreira 2000;Araujo et al 2008;Moodley et al 2009) or even to evolve to colonize humans as a novel host (Jones et al 2008). When humans first migrated into the Americas, they left behind many diseases present in Europe (Wolfe et al 2007).…”

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Global drivers of human pathogen richness and prevalence

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The differences in the richness and prevalence of human pathogens among different geographical locations have ramifying consequences for societies and individuals. The relative contributions of different factors to these patterns, however, have not been fully resolved. We conduct a global analysis of the relative influence of climate, alternative host diversity and spending on disease prevention on modern patterns in the richness and prevalence of human pathogens. Pathogen richness (number of kinds) is largely explained by the number of birds and mammal species in a region. The most diverse countries with respect to birds and mammals are also the most diverse with respect to pathogens. Importantly, for human health, the prevalence of key human pathogens (number of cases) is strongly influenced by disease control efforts. As a consequence, even where disease richness is high, we might still control prevalence, particularly if we spend money in those regions where current spending is low, prevalence is high and populations are large.

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“…The A. lumbricoides cycle is direct and independent of another animal, and its origin is by the phylogenetic route, that is, descending from a common ancestor of humans and primates 3,4 . Parasites originating from the ecological route can be classified in two categories: (1) those that originated from other species and underwent modification over the course of the evolutionary process and became species-specific to humans (meaning that they differ from the original species) and (2) zoonoses.…”

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“…Since its emergence nearly a century ago, paleoparasitology has contributed empirical data on the presence of infections and clinical disease conditions among populations that have already disappeared from the Old and New Worlds. This science provides data on the evolution of parasites and their hosts, in addition to helping understand the occupation of territories and retracing migratory paths of prehistoric populations 2,4 .…”

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Animal helminths in human archaeological remains: a review of zoonoses in the past

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Chame

Silva

et al. 2009

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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SuMMaRYThe authors present a review of records of intestinal parasitic helminths from animals in human archaeological remains, reported since the emergence of paleopathological studies. The objective was to relate paleoparasitological findings to geographic, biotic, and abiotic factors from the environment in which the prehistoric populations lived, and understand some aspects related to the process of human dispersion and biological and cultural evolution. Modification of eating habits and the incorporation of new cultural practices are analyzed from the perspective of zoonoses from prehistory to the present day, especially in Brazilian indigenous populations. Three tables identifying the helminths, their natural hosts, dates, and sites of archaeological findings complete this review. In conclusion, various zoonoses known today have occurred since antiquity, and these data, combined with studies on the emergence and reemergence of diseases, could make possible to compose scenarios for the future.

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Parasites as probes for prehistoric human migrations?

Cited by 118 publications

References 35 publications

Food, parasites, and epidemiological transitions: A broad perspective

Food, parasites, and epidemiological transitions: A broad perspective

Global drivers of human pathogen richness and prevalence

Animal helminths in human archaeological remains: a review of zoonoses in the past

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