Dysentery in the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem: an ELISA analysis of two medieval latrines in the City of Acre (Israel)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1849-1853

  Mitchell, Piers D ^a   Stern, Eliezer ^b   Tepper, Yotam ^b  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Crusades; Dysentery; ELISA; Entamoeba sp; Giardia sp; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; MEDIEVAL; PARASITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 43049162163     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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