Parasitism of the Zweeloo Woman: Dicrocoeliasis evidenced in a Roman period bog mummy

International Journal of Paleopathology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 224-228

  Searcey, Nicole ^a   Reinhard, Karl J ^b   Egarter Vigl, Eduard ^c   Maixner, Frank ^d   Piombino Mascali, Dario ^d   Zink, Albert R ^d   van der Sanden, Wijnand ^e   Gardner, Scott L ^f   Bianucci, Raffaella ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c EURAC Institute for Mummies and the Iceman ^*  (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

^e Department of Sustainable Development Province of Drenthe   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bog bodies; Dicrocoelium dendriticum; Intestinal wash; Mummies; Parasitology; Zweeloo Woman

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889085495     PISSN: 18799817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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