Toxocara canis (Werner, 1782) Eggs in the Pleistocene Site of Menez-Dregan, France (300,000-500,000 Years Before Present)

On the archaeological site of Menez-Dregan in Brittany, France, dated 300,000-500,000 years-old, paleoparasitological analysis of cave deposits led to the detection of well-preserved helminth eggs, which morphology and morphometry pointed to the diagnosis of Toxocara canis eggs, a parasite of carniv...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2003-01, Vol.98 (suppl 1), p.137-139
Main Authors: Bouchet, Françoise, Araújo, Adauto, Harter, Stephanie, Chaves, Sérgio Miranda, Duarte, Antonio Nascimento, Monnier, Jean Laurent, Ferreira, Luiz Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ancient parasitism
Animals
Archaeology
France
paleofauna
paleoparasitology
paleoparasitology - ancient parasitism - parasite fossil record - Toxocara canis - paleofauna
Parasite Egg Count
parasite fossil record
PARASITOLOGY
Toxocara canis
Toxocara canis - isolation & purification
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:On the archaeological site of Menez-Dregan in Brittany, France, dated 300,000-500,000 years-old, paleoparasitological analysis of cave deposits led to the detection of well-preserved helminth eggs, which morphology and morphometry pointed to the diagnosis of Toxocara canis eggs, a parasite of carnivore mammals. Paleolithic remains suggested a parasitism of the hyena Crocuta spelaea or other canids that inhabited the region.
ISSN:1678-8060
0074-0276
0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762003000900020