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A case of hookworm infestation in a precolumbian American
Author(s) -
Allison Marvin J.,
Pezzia Alejandro,
Hasegawa Ichiro,
Gerszten Enrique
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330410113
Subject(s) - ancylostoma duodenale , infestation , hookworm infection , biology , ancylostoma , zoology , veterinary medicine , helminths , necator americanus , botany , medicine , ascaris lumbricoides
A case of hookworm infestation in a Tiahuanaco mummy dating from around 900 A.D. is presented. The worms found in the small intestine were identified as Ancylostoma duodenale . This is the first recorded case of hookworm infestation in the Americas prior to the coming of Europeans.