In:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology, Korean Society for Parasitology, Vol. 59, No. 2 ( 2021-04-22), p. 149-152
Abstract:
Our previous research on coprolite specimens from the mummies of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910 CE) has revealed various species of parasite eggs. Herein, we added 2 new helminthic cases of human remains from Joseon-period graves in the Republic of Korea (Korea). The organic materials precipitated on the hip bones of 2 half-mummied cases (Goryeong and Gwangmyeong cases) were collected, rehydrated, and examined by a microscope. In the sample from Goryeong-gun (gun=County), ova of 〈 i 〉 Trichuris trichiura, Clonorchis sinensis 〈 /i 〉 , and 〈 i 〉 Metagonimus 〈 /i 〉 spp. were detected, and eggs of 〈 i 〉 T. trichiura 〈 /i 〉 and 〈 i 〉 A. lumbricoides 〈 /i 〉 were found from the sample of Gwangmyeong-si (si=City). By adding this outcome to the existing data pool, we confirm our previous estimates of Joseon-period parasite infection rates. The overall rates of 〈 i 〉 A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura 〈 /i 〉 , and 〈 i 〉 C. sinensis 〈 /i 〉 decreased dramatically from Joseon to the modern period. In Goryeong mummy specimen, we also found 〈 i 〉 Metagonimus 〈 /i 〉 spp. eggs that has rarely been detected in archaeological samples so far.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0023-4001
,
1738-0006
DOI:
10.3347/kjp.2021.59.2.149
Language:
English
Publisher:
Korean Society for Parasitology
Publication Date:
2021
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2163174-8
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