Identification of taenia sp. in a mummy from a christian necropolis in el-deir, oasis of kharga, ancient Egypt

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 213-215

  Le Bailly, Matthieu ^a   Mouze, Sidonie ^a   Da Rocha, Gino Chaves ^b   Heim, Jean Louis ^c   Lichtenberg, Roger ^d   Dunand, Franoise ^d   Bouchet, Franoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO PLANALTO CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

^c MUSÉE DE L HOMME   (France)

^d Alpha Necropolis   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PARASITOID; FLATWORM; HABITAT; HEALTH STATUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; OASIS; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EGG; EGYPT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAENIA; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; EGYPT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MUMMIES; TAENIA; TAENIASIS;

EGYPT; KHARGA OASIS; NEW VALLEY; NILE VALLEY; WESTERN DESERT;

TAENIA; TAENIIDAE;

EID: 77950377739     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2076.1     Document Type: Article

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