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Human fluke infection in Glen Canyon at AD 1250
Author(s) -
Moore J. G.,
Grundmann A. W.,
Hall H. J.,
Fry G. F.
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.1330410115
Subject(s) - canyon , prehistory , parasitism , fish <actinopterygii> , archaeology , geography , biology , ecology , fishery , cartography , host (biology)
A fluke egg was identified in a probably human coprolite recovered from a Glen Canyon Utah site of prehistoric inhabitation. True parasitism with the fluke could have resulted from eating snails or fish. False parasitism could have resulted from eating a wide variety of mammals known to have lived in the region. This finding identifies another potential medical hazard in the life of man in prehistoric North America.

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