What question did this study set out to answer?

To identify parasite specimens preserved within the gastrointestinal tract of an ancient pre-Columbian mummy.

July 1, 1974American Journal of Physical Anthropology

A case of hookworm infestation in a precolumbian American

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

To identify parasite specimens preserved within the gastrointestinal tract of an ancient pre-Columbian mummy.
Parasitological examination and morphological identification of helminth specimens retrieved from the small intestine of a Tiahuanaco mummy dating to approximately 900 A.D. (N=1).
Helminths recovered from the small intestine were definitively identified as Ancylostoma duodenale.
The findings document the earliest recorded instance of human hookworm infestation in the Americas prior to European arrival.

Discussion

No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.

Implication

Case analysis reveals Ancylostoma duodenale hookworm infestation in a 900 A.D. Tiahuanaco mummy, indicating the parasite was established in the Americas before European contact.

Cite This Study

Allison et al. (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a887ba6aaaef52b1e4e03ac https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330410113

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Implication

Case analysis reveals Ancylostoma duodenale hookworm infestation in a 900 A.D. Tiahuanaco mummy, indicating the parasite was established in the Americas before European contact.

A case of hookworm infestation in a precolumbian American

Key Points

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

A case of hookworm infestation in a precolumbian American

Key Points

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Also Consider

Also Consider