Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran

Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran Publisher Pubmed

Paknezhad N¹ ; Mazdarani FH² ; Hessari M³ ; Mobedi I¹ ; Najafi F¹ ; Bizhani N¹ ; Makki M¹ ; Hassanpour G⁴ ; Mowlavi G¹

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1. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran, Iran
2. Islamic Azad University, Pre-historic Archaeology, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
3. University of Art, Faculty of Preservation and Restoration, Department of Archaeology, Isfahan, Iran
4. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Published:2017

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BACKGROUND: Paleoparasitology reveals the status of parasitic infections in humans and animals in ancient times based on parasitic particles found in biological remains from archaeological excavations. This line of research emerged in Iran in 2013. OBJECTIVE: The identification of parasites from Neolithic times is an attractive subject that shows the oldest origins of parasitic infections in a given geographical region. From an archaeological point of view, this archaeological site is well-known for animal domestication and agriculture in ancient Iran. METHODS: In this study, soil deposited on the surface and in the pores of a dog pelvic bone was carefully collected and rehydrated using trisodium phosphate solution. FINDINGS: The results showed ascarid and taeniid eggs retrieved from the biological remains of a dog excavated at the East Chia Sabz archaeological site, which dates back to the Neolithic period (8100 BC). MAIN CONCLUSION: The current findings clearly illustrate the natural circulation of nematode and cestode parasites among dogs at that time. These ancient helminth eggs can also be used to track the oldest parasitic infections in the Iranian plateau and contribute to the paleoparasitological documentation of the Fertile Crescent. © 2017, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. All rights Reserved.

2. Paleoparasitology, Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity (2022)

3. Dicrocoelium Egg Identified in an Ancient Cemetery in Kiasar Archeological Site, Northern Iran, Dated Back 247 Bc–224 Ad, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2017)

4. Human Spiruridiasis Due to Physaloptera Spp. (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) in a Grave of the Shahr-E Sukhteh Archeological Site of the Bronze Age (2800-2500 Bc) in Iran, Parasite (2017)

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MLA	Paknezhad N, et al.. "Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran." Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, vol. 112, no. 9, 2017, pp. 593-595.
APA	Paknezhad N, Mazdarani FH, Hessari M, Mobedi I, Najafi F, Bizhani N, Makki M, Hassanpour G, Mowlavi G (2017). Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 112(9), 593-595.
Chicago	Paknezhad N, Mazdarani FH, Hessari M, Mobedi I, Najafi F, Bizhani N, Makki M, Hassanpour G, Mowlavi G. "Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran." Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 112, no. 9 (2017): 593-595.
Harvard	Paknezhad N et al. (2017) 'Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran', Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 112(9), pp. 593-595.
Vancouver	Paknezhad N, Mazdarani FH, Hessari M, Mobedi I, Najafi F, Bizhani N, et al.. Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 2017;112(9):593-595.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Paknezhad N and Mazdarani FH and Hessari M and Mobedi I and Najafi F and Bizhani N and Makki M and Hassanpour G and Mowlavi G}, title = {Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran}, journal = {Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz}, volume = {112}, number = {9}, pages = {593-595}, year = {2017} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Paknezhad N AU - Mazdarani FH AU - Hessari M AU - Mobedi I AU - Najafi F AU - Bizhani N AU - Makki M AU - Hassanpour G AU - Mowlavi G TI - Retrieving Ascarid and Taeniid Eggs From the Biological Remains of a Neolithic Dog From the Late 9Th Millennium Bc in Western Iran JO - Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz VL - 112 IS - 9 SP - 593 EP - 595 PY - 2017 ER -

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