Estimation of parasite infection prevalence of Joseon people by paleoparasitological data updates from the ancient feces of pre-modern Korean mummies

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ID6136057
AutoresMin Seo (0000-0002-1765-0240, Department of Parasitology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan), Chang Seok Oh (0000-0001-6913-1832, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul), Jong Ha Hong (0000-0002-4064-5845, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul), Jong-Yil Chai (0000-0002-8366-0674, Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul), Soon Chul Cha (Dongguk Institute of Cultural Properties, Daegu), Soon Chul (0000-0001-6731-8265), Yuri Bang (Hanbaek Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Seoul), In Guk, IN GUK CHA (Honam Cultural Property Research Center, Damyang), Yang Gun Wi (Gyeong-Sang Cultural Heritage Research Center, Jinju), Jung Min Park (0000-0001-9751-1592, Hanul Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Suwon), Dong Hoon Shin (0000-0001-8032-1266, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul)
Ano2016
Volume125
Fascículo1
Páginas9-14
Data de publicação2016-12-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnthropological Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570
EditoraAnthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP)
DOI10.1537/ase.160920
OpenAlexW2562942963
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas24

In paleoparasitology, which is the study of ancient parasite species, parasite egg remnants in archaeological samples are examined by microscopic or molecular analysis. The parasitological information thus obtained can inform speculation about the parasite-infection patterns that prevailed in ancient societies. The current analysis of ancient feces removed from Joseon period mummies adds six new paleoparasitological outcomes to the existing pool of mummy parasitism data already maintained in South Korea. The current microscopic examination revealed the ancient parasite eggs of Trichuris, Clonorchis, Paragonimus, Ascaris, and Taenia in the Joseon mummy feces. When the updated Joseon data were compared with the 20th-century National Survey statistics of South Korea, clear differences could be observed between ancient and modern parasite infection rates. These results will yield invaluable insights—unobtainable by conventional historical investigation—that contribute to the knowledge base on the parasitism of pre-industrial East Asian societies

Biology · Eggs per gram · Feces · Helminths · Host (biology · Intestinal parasite · Parasite hosting · Parasitism · Trichuris · Zoology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Ecology