作者: Niloofar Paknazhad , Gholamreza Mowlavi , Jean Dupouy Camet , Mohammad Esmaeili Jelodar , Iraj Mobedi
DOI: 10.1186/S13071-016-1322-Y
关键词: Biology 、 Paleopathology 、 Human pinworm 、 Paleoparasitology 、 Archaeology 、 Enterobius vermicularis egg 、 Enterobius 、 Surgery 、 Female adolescent
摘要: The Molavi street archeological site south of Tehran accidentally provided a unique opportunity for paleoparasitological studies in Iran. A female skeleton was unearthed and evaluated to be 7000 years old. Soil samples were collected around the pelvic sacrum bones. Careful microscopic investigation rehydrated soil revealed presence one Enterobius vermicularis egg attached sacral region. present finding likely represents oldest evidence human pinworm infection Asia.