Prehistoric Pathoecology as Represented by Parasites of a Mummy from the Peruaçu Valley, Brazil

Abstract

Paleopathologists have begun exploring the pathoecology of parasitic diseases in relation to diet and environment.We are summarizing the parasitological findings from a mummy in the site of Lapa do Boquete, a Brazilian cave in the state of Minas Gerais.These findings in context of the archaeology of the site provided insights into the pathoecology of disease transmission in cave and rockshelter environments.We are presenting a description of the site followed by the evidence of hookworm, intestinal fluke, and Trypanosoma infection with resulting Chagas disease in the mummy discovered in the cave.These findings are used to reconstruct the transmission ecology of the site.

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