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Tracking the Existence of Dioctophyma Renale in Parthian Empire of Iran (247 Bc–224 Ad) Publisher Pubmed



Bizhani N1 ; Najafi F1 ; Rokni MB1 ; Sharifi AM2 ; Fallah Kiapi M2 ; Paknezhad N1 ; Mohtasebi S1 ; Mowlavi G1, 3 ; Otranto D4 ; Dupouycamet J5
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  1. 1. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Center of Research, Office of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Mazandaran, Sari, Iran
  3. 3. Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
  5. 5. French Veterinary Academy, Paris Cite University, Paris, France

Source: Parasitology Research Published:2023


Abstract

Paleoparasitological investigation in the archeological site of the Caspian Sea littoral revealed the presence of human Dioctophyma renale infection, a ubiquitous kidney-residing helminth of mammals, during the Parthian Empire of Iran (247 BC–224 AD). This study reports the oldest human infection with giant kidney worm in the Middle East, mainly in an area where the infection is reported nowadays. The paucity of records throughout the literature suggests that the same species of parasite occurred with low frequency in the past, as well. The cemetery in the archeological site of Kiasar represented a unique opportunity of studying human and animal parasites of the Parthian Empire in Iran. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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