Parasites in a Holocene Environment: Their Presence on the Floor of Caves

Amalfitano, Giorgina; Petrigh, Romina Sandra; Fugassa, Martín Horacio

doi:10.1080/14614103.2019.1689890

Cited by 2 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…1 eggs (Figure 3a) were similar to those of C. hepaticum (Figure 3b). These eggs were also found in the human-occupied soil of the CCP7 cave with other parasites that indicated high SAC fecal contamination (Amalfitano et al 2019). Capillariinae gen. sp.…”

Section: Subfamily Capillariinae In Sacsmentioning

confidence: 89%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Trichurid nematodes from South American Camelid: an approach to native assemblages through the parasitology of archaeological sites

Fugassa

Cafrune

2023

J. Helminthol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

To gain insights into the trichurid diversity in pre-Hispanic remains of South American camelids (SACs), as well as into modern SAC populations, a bibliographic search was carried out to find parasitological studies. Results showed that a total of 17 studies were performed at archaeological and paleontological sites, in which a total of 213 samples were examined. The sample set was used as the unit of analysis, and 83% of 52 pre-Hispanic sample sets were positive for parasites. Parasitological studies confirmed the pre-Hispanic presence of diverse trichurids: two Trichuris species and capillariid eggs with morphological differences that allowed them to be assigned to three different species. Currently, the richness of the native trichurid assemblages in SACs has been extended by the inclusion of two species (Trichuris sp. 2 and Capillariinae gen. sp. 1). Modern T. tenuis Chandler, 1930, considered SAC-specific, would have invaded SAC populations during the European colonization. The estimate of regional and temporal trichurid prevalence and paleoecological information allowed us to propose a possible origin for some of them. Although the present analysis is exploratory, it should stimulate future studies about the biogeographic history of SAC helminths, provide relevant information to improve descriptions of the Holocene ecology, and identify threatened helminths.

show abstract

Section: Subfamily Capillariinae In Sacsmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…;Amalfitano et al 2019), Capillaria sp. (Leguia et al 1995, and a species of the Subfamily TrichosomoidinaeHall, 1916(Le Bailly et al 2019.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Trichurid nematodes from South American Camelid: an approach to native assemblages through the parasitology of archaeological sites

Fugassa

Cafrune

2023

J. Helminthol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This species belongs to Apicomplexa and, together with Eimeria ivitaniensis, Eimeria lamae, Eimeria alpacae, and Eimeria punoensis, comprises the five Eimeria species that exclusively infect SAC (Dubey, 2018). E. macusaniensis has been previously reported in the paleoparasitological record of SAC (Amalfitano et al, 2019;Fugassa, 2007;Fugassa et al, 2008;Le Bailly et al, 2020;Leguía et al, 1995;Petrigh et al, 2021;Taglioretti et al, 2015Taglioretti et al, , 2017Tietze et al, 2021). Its presence has been registered as far as 10,000 years BP in an archeological site from the Argentinian Patagonia (Fugassa et al, 2008).…”

Section: Strongylidmentioning

confidence: 95%

Gastrointestinal parasites in ancient South American camelid feces from the Atacama Desert (Pampa del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, northern Chile)

Ramirez

Herrera-Soto

Andreu³

et al. 2023

Archaeometry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Faunal remains from archeological sites worldwide, especially feces and regurgitated pellets, are usually subjected to paleoparasitological examination, allowing the identification of past animal parasites. In this study, we analyzed 10 samples of South American camelid dung, which played an important role for the ancient human groups in the South‐Central Andes, dated between 341 and 1635 calCE, from the Iluga Túmulos site (Pampa del Tamarugal, Tarapacá region, Atacama Desert, Chile). Microscopy examination revealed parasite remains in seven samples, in which oocysts of Eimeria macusaniensis and eggs of Lamanema chavezi/Nematodirus lamae, Trichuris sp., Moniezia sp., capillariids, strongylids, and unidentified nematodes were found. Although some of these species pose a potential health risk to camelids, most are not considered to be of major zoonotic importance, which could explain the absence of these parasites on human coprolites from this site analyzed previously. This first paleoparasitological study on camelid fecal remains from northern Chile sheds light on the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites and its relationship with Andean ancient human populations and the environment.

show abstract

Parasites in a Holocene Environment: Their Presence on the Floor of Caves

Cited by 2 publications

References 24 publications

Trichurid nematodes from South American Camelid: an approach to native assemblages through the parasitology of archaeological sites

Trichurid nematodes from South American Camelid: an approach to native assemblages through the parasitology of archaeological sites

Gastrointestinal parasites in ancient South American camelid feces from the Atacama Desert (Pampa del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, northern Chile)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About