Early evidence for travel with infectious diseases along the Silk Road: Intestinal parasites from 2000 year-old personal hygiene sticks in a latrine at Xuanquanzhi Relay Station in China
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- 作者：Hui-Yuan Yeha ; hyy23@cam.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Ruilin Maob ; 1091234335@qq.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Hui Wangb ; whkobe@aliyun.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Wuyun Qic ; qiwy@cass.org.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Piers D. Mitchella ; pdm39@cam.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：China ; Helminths ; Latrine ; Liver fluke ; Migration ; Palaeoparasitology ; Parasites
- 刊名：Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：9
- 期：Complete
- 页码：758-764
- 全文大小：1593 K
文摘
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2000 year old personal hygiene sticks with cloth recovered from latrine on Silk Road.
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Analysis finds eggs of Chinese liver fluke, roundworm, whipworm and Taenia tapeworm.
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Closest region endemic for Chinese liver fluke is over 1000 km away.
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This indicates ancient travellers migrating along Silk Road with their parasites.