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ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2019

Intestinal Parasites in an Ottoman Period Latrine from Acre (Israel) Dating to the Early 1800s CE.

William H Eskew, Marissa L Ledger, Abigail Lloyd, Grace Pyles, Joppe Gosker, Piers D Mitchell

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Article in The Korean journal of parasitology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

William H EskewDepartment of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK.
Marissa L LedgerDepartment of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK.
Abigail LloydDepartment of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK.
Grace PylesDepartment of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK.
Joppe GoskerIsrael Antiquities Authority, Akko, Israel.
Piers D MitchellDepartment of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK.
University of Cambridge · GBIsrael Antiquities Authority · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the species of parasites that affected the inhabitants of the city of Acre on the coast of the eastern Mediterranean during the Ottoman Period. This is the first archaeological study of parasites in the Ottoman Empire. We analysed sediment from a latrine dating to the early 1800s for the presence of helminth eggs and protozoan parasites which caused dysentery. The samples were examined using light microscopy and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. We found evidence for roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), fish tapeworm (Dibothriocephalus sp.), Taenia tapeworm (Taenia sp.), lancet liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum), and the protozoa Giardia duodenalis and Entamoeba histolytica. The parasite taxa recovered demonstrate the breadth of species present in this coastal city. We consider the effect of Ottoman Period diet, culture, trade and sanitation upon risk of parasitism in this community living 200 years ago.

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AnimalsGeologic SedimentsHelminthsHistory, 18th CenturyIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticIsraelOvumParasitologyDysenteryELISAhelminthMediterraneanOttoman Empirepaleoparasitologyprotozoa

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PMID31914507
PMCPMC6960243
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