Enterobius vermicularis eggs discovered in coprolites from a medieval Korean mummy

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-326

  Shin, Dong Hoon ^a   Oh, Chang Seok ^a   Chai, Jong Yil ^a   Lee, Hye Jung ^b   Seo, Min ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

17th century; Egg; Enterobius vermicularis; Mummy

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; EGG PARASITOID; EGG SHELL; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIDDLE AGES; NONHUMAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; SOUTH KOREA; TRANSVERSE COLON; WORM EGG;

ANIMALS; COLON; ENTEROBIUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUMMIES; OVUM;

ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS;

EID: 80855156601     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.3.323     Document Type: Article

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