Genomic palaeoparasitology traced the occurrence of Taenia asiatica in ancient Iran (Sassanid Empire, 2th cent. CE-6th cent. CE)

Askari, Zeynab; Ruehli, Frank; Bouwman, Abigail; Shariati, Vahid; Naddaf, Saied Reza; Otranto, Domenico; Mas-Coma, Santiago; Rezaeian, Mostafa; Boenke, Nicole; Stöllner, Thomas; Aali, Abolfazl; Mobedi, Iraj; Mowlavi, Gholamreza

doi:10.5167/uzh-225957

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Askari, Z., Ruehli, F., Bouwman, A., Shariati, V., Naddaf, S. R., Otranto, D., Mas-Coma, S., Rezaeian, M., Boenke, N., Stöllner, T., Aali, A., Mobedi, I., & Mowlavi, G. (2022). Genomic palaeoparasitology traced the occurrence of Taenia asiatica in ancient Iran (Sassanid Empire, 2th cent. CE-6th cent. CE). Scientific Reports, 12, 12045. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10690-2

Abstract

Palaeoparasitology investigates parasitological infections in animals and humans of past distance by examining biological remains. Palaeofaeces (or coprolites) are biological remains that provide valuable information on the disease, diet, and population movements in ancient times. Today, advances in detecting ancient DNA have cast light on dark corners that microscopy could never reach. The archaeological site of the Chehrabad salt mine of Achaemenid (550-330 BC) and Sassanid (third-seventh century AD) provides remains of various biot