首页 | 本学科首页   官方微博 | 高级检索  
     


Two Helminthic Cases of Human Mummy Remains from Joseon-Period Graves in Korea
Authors:Chang Seok Oh  Hyejin Lee  Jieun Kim  Jong Ha Hong  Soon Chul Cha  Jong-Yil Chai  Cheol Min Ha  Ryang-Ji Kang  Do-Seon Lim  Dong Hoon Shin  Min Seo
Abstract:Our previous research on coprolite specimens from the mummies of Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910 CE) has revealed various species of parasite eggs. Herein, we added 2 new helminthic cases of human remains from Joseon-period graves in the Republic of Korea (Korea). The organic materials precipitated on the hip bones of 2 half-mummied cases (Goryeong and Gwangmyeong cases) were collected, rehydrated, and examined by a microscope. In the sample from Goryeong-gun (gun=County), ova of Trichuris trichiura, Clonorchis sinensis, and Metagonimus spp. were detected, and eggs of T. trichiura and A. lumbricoides were found from the sample of Gwangmyeong-si (si=City). By adding this outcome to the existing data pool, we confirm our previous estimates of Joseon-period parasite infection rates. The overall rates of A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura, and C. sinensis decreased dramatically from Joseon to the modern period. In Goryeong mummy specimen, we also found Metagonimus spp. eggs that has rarely been detected in archaeological samples so far.
Keywords:Clonorchis sinensis   Ascaris lumbricoides   Trichuris trichiura   history   mummy   archaeoparasitology   Korea
设为首页 | 免责声明 | 关于勤云 | 加入收藏

Copyright©北京勤云科技发展有限公司  京ICP备09084417号