Parasites in ancient Egypt and Nubia: Malaria, schistosomiasis and the pharaohs
This study explores how their location along the River Nile, agricultural practices, the climate, endemic insects and aquatic snails impacted the type of parasites that were most successful in their populations. A meta-analysis approach finds that up to 65% of mummies were positive for schistosomiasis, 40% for headlice, 22% for falciparum malaria, and 10% for visceral leishmaniasis. Such a disease burden must have had major consequences upon the physical stamina and productivity of a large proportion of the workforce. In contrast, the virtual absence of evidence for whipworm and roundworm (so common in adjacent civilizatio...
Source: Advances in Parasitology - March 6, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Piers D Mitchell Source Type: research
Parasites in ancient Egypt and Nubia: Malaria, schistosomiasis and the pharaohs
This study explores how their location along the River Nile, agricultural practices, the climate, endemic insects and aquatic snails impacted the type of parasites that were most successful in their populations. A meta-analysis approach finds that up to 65% of mummies were positive for schistosomiasis, 40% for headlice, 22% for falciparum malaria, and 10% for visceral leishmaniasis. Such a disease burden must have had major consequences upon the physical stamina and productivity of a large proportion of the workforce. In contrast, the virtual absence of evidence for whipworm and roundworm (so common in adjacent civilizatio...
Source: Advances in Parasitology - March 6, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Piers D Mitchell Source Type: research
Parasites in ancient Egypt and Nubia: Malaria, schistosomiasis and the pharaohs
This study explores how their location along the River Nile, agricultural practices, the climate, endemic insects and aquatic snails impacted the type of parasites that were most successful in their populations. A meta-analysis approach finds that up to 65% of mummies were positive for schistosomiasis, 40% for headlice, 22% for falciparum malaria, and 10% for visceral leishmaniasis. Such a disease burden must have had major consequences upon the physical stamina and productivity of a large proportion of the workforce. In contrast, the virtual absence of evidence for whipworm and roundworm (so common in adjacent civilizatio...
Source: Advances in Parasitology - March 6, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Piers D Mitchell Source Type: research
Parasites in ancient Egypt and Nubia: Malaria, schistosomiasis and the pharaohs
This study explores how their location along the River Nile, agricultural practices, the climate, endemic insects and aquatic snails impacted the type of parasites that were most successful in their populations. A meta-analysis approach finds that up to 65% of mummies were positive for schistosomiasis, 40% for headlice, 22% for falciparum malaria, and 10% for visceral leishmaniasis. Such a disease burden must have had major consequences upon the physical stamina and productivity of a large proportion of the workforce. In contrast, the virtual absence of evidence for whipworm and roundworm (so common in adjacent civilizatio...
Source: Advances in Parasitology - March 6, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Piers D Mitchell Source Type: research
Parasites in ancient Egypt and Nubia: Malaria, schistosomiasis and the pharaohs
This study explores how their location along the River Nile, agricultural practices, the climate, endemic insects and aquatic snails impacted the type of parasites that were most successful in their populations. A meta-analysis approach finds that up to 65% of mummies were positive for schistosomiasis, 40% for headlice, 22% for falciparum malaria, and 10% for visceral leishmaniasis. Such a disease burden must have had major consequences upon the physical stamina and productivity of a large proportion of the workforce. In contrast, the virtual absence of evidence for whipworm and roundworm (so common in adjacent civilizatio...
Source: Advances in Parasitology - March 6, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Piers D Mitchell Source Type: research
Parasites in ancient Egypt and Nubia: Malaria, schistosomiasis and the pharaohs
This study explores how their location along the River Nile, agricultural practices, the climate, endemic insects and aquatic snails impacted the type of parasites that were most successful in their populations. A meta-analysis approach finds that up to 65% of mummies were positive for schistosomiasis, 40% for headlice, 22% for falciparum malaria, and 10% for visceral leishmaniasis. Such a disease burden must have had major consequences upon the physical stamina and productivity of a large proportion of the workforce. In contrast, the virtual absence of evidence for whipworm and roundworm (so common in adjacent civilizatio...
Source: Advances in Parasitology - March 6, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Piers D Mitchell Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - February 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - February 13, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - February 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - February 13, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - February 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - February 13, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - February 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - February 13, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 13:tpmd230712. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amounts of parasite DNA in soil samples from different playgrounds and other public areas can help identify areas of possible microbe transmission and give indications of the possible occurrence of parasite infection in nearby communities. We collected 207 soil samples from parks in Paiute indigenous tribal areas in southwestern Utah and from the higher income city of St. George, Utah, and tested them for 11 parasites that can cause human disease. Molecular tests revealed an elevated odds ratio (OR) of 3.072 (range, 1.1...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - February 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shannon McKim Kristen Kopystynsky Nathaniel Wolf Fahim A Akbar Maria Elena Bottazzi Peter J Hotez Rojelio Mejia Source Type: research
