Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene

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Autor(a) principal: Fugassa,Martín Horacio
Data de Publicação: 2009
Outros Autores: Beltrame,María Ornela, Bayer,María S, Sardella,Norma Haydée
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Resumo: Feline coprolites were examined for parasites with the aim of studying ancient infections that occurred in the Patagonian region during the Holocene period. Eggs compatible to Trichuris sp., Calodium sp., Eucoleus sp., Nematodirus sp., Oesophagostomum sp. (Nematoda), Monoecocestus sp. (Cestoda) and Eimeria macusaniensis (Coccidia) were recovered from faecal samples. The results obtained from the analysis provide evidence of consumption by felids of the viscera of both rodents and camelids. This knowledge allows for improved explanations as to the distribution of parasitism and its significance to the health of humans and animals inhabiting the area under study during the Middle Holocene.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
title Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
spellingShingle Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
Fugassa,Martín Horacio
paleoparasitology
feline coprolites
archaeological site
ancient parasitism
Middle Holocene
title_short Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
title_full Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
title_fullStr Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
title_full_unstemmed Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
title_sort Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
author Fugassa,Martín Horacio
author_facet Fugassa,Martín Horacio
Beltrame,María Ornela
Bayer,María S
Sardella,Norma Haydée
author_role author
author2 Beltrame,María Ornela
Bayer,María S
Sardella,Norma Haydée
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fugassa,Martín Horacio
Beltrame,María Ornela
Bayer,María S
Sardella,Norma Haydée
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv paleoparasitology
feline coprolites
archaeological site
ancient parasitism
Middle Holocene
topic paleoparasitology
feline coprolites
archaeological site
ancient parasitism
Middle Holocene
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Feline coprolites were examined for parasites with the aim of studying ancient infections that occurred in the Patagonian region during the Holocene period. Eggs compatible to Trichuris sp., Calodium sp., Eucoleus sp., Nematodirus sp., Oesophagostomum sp. (Nematoda), Monoecocestus sp. (Cestoda) and Eimeria macusaniensis (Coccidia) were recovered from faecal samples. The results obtained from the analysis provide evidence of consumption by felids of the viscera of both rodents and camelids. This knowledge allows for improved explanations as to the distribution of parasitism and its significance to the health of humans and animals inhabiting the area under study during the Middle Holocene.
description Feline coprolites were examined for parasites with the aim of studying ancient infections that occurred in the Patagonian region during the Holocene period. Eggs compatible to Trichuris sp., Calodium sp., Eucoleus sp., Nematodirus sp., Oesophagostomum sp. (Nematoda), Monoecocestus sp. (Cestoda) and Eimeria macusaniensis (Coccidia) were recovered from faecal samples. The results obtained from the analysis provide evidence of consumption by felids of the viscera of both rodents and camelids. This knowledge allows for improved explanations as to the distribution of parasitism and its significance to the health of humans and animals inhabiting the area under study during the Middle Holocene.
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