Intestinal parasite analysis in organic sediments collected from a 16th-century Belgian archeological site

• Main Authors: Alexandre Fernandes (Author), Luiz Fernando Ferreira (Author), Marcelo Luiz Carvalho Gonçalves (Author), Françoise Bouchet (Author), Carlos Henrique Klein (Author), Takumi Iguchi (Author), Luciana Sianto (Author), Adauto Araujo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Parasite eggs found in organic remains collected from medieval structures in Raversijde (medieval name: Walraversijde), a village on the northern coast of Belgium, are discussed. The eggs were identified as Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura, both human parasites. Species identification al...