Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Jaeger, Lauren Hubert; Taglioretti, Verónica; Fugassa, Martín Horacio; Dias, Ondemar; Neto, Jandira; Mayo Iñiguez, Alena
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2013
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Paleoparasitological studies of the Brazilian colonial period are scarce. A paleoparasitological analysis was performed on human remains from the archeological site Praça XV Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, dating from the early 18th to 19th Centuries. The samples were obtained from the Institute of the Brazilian Archaeology collection, and showed evidence of washing and brushing. Sediments were extracted from sacral foramina by scraping. Sediments from skulls were used as negative paleoparasitological controls. Spontaneous sedimentation method was performed prior to microscopic analysis. The results revealed that 8 of 10 individuals were infected with intestinal helminths and/or protozoa. Eggs of the nematodes Trichuris sp. and Ascaris sp. as well as a single taeniid egg were found. Protozoa cysts suggestive of Entamoeba sp. were also observed. Trichuris sp. was the most frequent and abundant parasite, found in 70% of individuals (26 eggs). The study showed the importance of analysis of sediment from human remains preserved in museum or scientific collections, even those subjected to a curating procedure. The levels of infection revealed here should be considered underestimations. This is the first paleoparasitological study from Rio de Janeiro city for the Brazilian colonial period and the first report of human Taenia sp. in the New World.
Fil: Jaeger, Lauren Hubert. Fundación Oswaldo Cruz; Brasil
Fil: Taglioretti, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Fugassa, Martín Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Dias, Ondemar. Instituto de Arqueología Brasileira; Brasil
Fil: Neto, Jandira. Instituto de Arqueología Brasileira; Brasil
Fil: Mayo Iñiguez, Alena. Fundación Oswaldo Cruz; Brasil
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Paleoparasitology
Sacral Foramina
Museum Collection
Helminths
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spelling Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, BrazilJaeger, Lauren HubertTaglioretti, VerónicaFugassa, Martín HoracioDias, OndemarNeto, JandiraMayo Iñiguez, AlenaPaleoparasitologySacral ForaminaMuseum CollectionHelminthshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Paleoparasitological studies of the Brazilian colonial period are scarce. A paleoparasitological analysis was performed on human remains from the archeological site Praça XV Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, dating from the early 18th to 19th Centuries. The samples were obtained from the Institute of the Brazilian Archaeology collection, and showed evidence of washing and brushing. Sediments were extracted from sacral foramina by scraping. Sediments from skulls were used as negative paleoparasitological controls. Spontaneous sedimentation method was performed prior to microscopic analysis. The results revealed that 8 of 10 individuals were infected with intestinal helminths and/or protozoa. Eggs of the nematodes Trichuris sp. and Ascaris sp. as well as a single taeniid egg were found. Protozoa cysts suggestive of Entamoeba sp. were also observed. Trichuris sp. was the most frequent and abundant parasite, found in 70% of individuals (26 eggs). The study showed the importance of analysis of sediment from human remains preserved in museum or scientific collections, even those subjected to a curating procedure. The levels of infection revealed here should be considered underestimations. This is the first paleoparasitological study from Rio de Janeiro city for the Brazilian colonial period and the first report of human Taenia sp. in the New World.Fil: Jaeger, Lauren Hubert. Fundación Oswaldo Cruz; BrasilFil: Taglioretti, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Fugassa, Martín Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Dias, Ondemar. Instituto de Arqueología Brasileira; BrasilFil: Neto, Jandira. Instituto de Arqueología Brasileira; BrasilFil: Mayo Iñiguez, Alena. Fundación Oswaldo Cruz; BrasilElsevier2013-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/3348Jaeger, Lauren Hubert; Taglioretti, Verónica; Fugassa, Martín Horacio; Dias, Ondemar; Neto, Jandira; et al.; Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Elsevier; Acta Tropica; 125; 3; 3-2013; 282-2860001-706Xenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X12003713info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.11.007info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T15:22:13Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/3348instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 15:22:13.378CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
spellingShingle Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jaeger, Lauren Hubert
Paleoparasitology
Sacral Foramina
Museum Collection
Helminths
title_short Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_full Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_fullStr Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_sort Paleoparasitological results from XVIII century human remains from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jaeger, Lauren Hubert
Taglioretti, Verónica
Fugassa, Martín Horacio
Dias, Ondemar
Neto, Jandira
Mayo Iñiguez, Alena
author Jaeger, Lauren Hubert
author_facet Jaeger, Lauren Hubert
Taglioretti, Verónica
Fugassa, Martín Horacio
Dias, Ondemar
Neto, Jandira
Mayo Iñiguez, Alena
author_role author
author2 Taglioretti, Verónica
Fugassa, Martín Horacio
Dias, Ondemar
Neto, Jandira
Mayo Iñiguez, Alena
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Paleoparasitology
Sacral Foramina
Museum Collection
Helminths
topic Paleoparasitology
Sacral Foramina
Museum Collection
Helminths
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Paleoparasitological studies of the Brazilian colonial period are scarce. A paleoparasitological analysis was performed on human remains from the archeological site Praça XV Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, dating from the early 18th to 19th Centuries. The samples were obtained from the Institute of the Brazilian Archaeology collection, and showed evidence of washing and brushing. Sediments were extracted from sacral foramina by scraping. Sediments from skulls were used as negative paleoparasitological controls. Spontaneous sedimentation method was performed prior to microscopic analysis. The results revealed that 8 of 10 individuals were infected with intestinal helminths and/or protozoa. Eggs of the nematodes Trichuris sp. and Ascaris sp. as well as a single taeniid egg were found. Protozoa cysts suggestive of Entamoeba sp. were also observed. Trichuris sp. was the most frequent and abundant parasite, found in 70% of individuals (26 eggs). The study showed the importance of analysis of sediment from human remains preserved in museum or scientific collections, even those subjected to a curating procedure. The levels of infection revealed here should be considered underestimations. This is the first paleoparasitological study from Rio de Janeiro city for the Brazilian colonial period and the first report of human Taenia sp. in the New World.
Fil: Jaeger, Lauren Hubert. Fundación Oswaldo Cruz; Brasil
Fil: Taglioretti, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Fugassa, Martín Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Dias, Ondemar. Instituto de Arqueología Brasileira; Brasil
Fil: Neto, Jandira. Instituto de Arqueología Brasileira; Brasil
Fil: Mayo Iñiguez, Alena. Fundación Oswaldo Cruz; Brasil
description Paleoparasitological studies of the Brazilian colonial period are scarce. A paleoparasitological analysis was performed on human remains from the archeological site Praça XV Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, dating from the early 18th to 19th Centuries. The samples were obtained from the Institute of the Brazilian Archaeology collection, and showed evidence of washing and brushing. Sediments were extracted from sacral foramina by scraping. Sediments from skulls were used as negative paleoparasitological controls. Spontaneous sedimentation method was performed prior to microscopic analysis. The results revealed that 8 of 10 individuals were infected with intestinal helminths and/or protozoa. Eggs of the nematodes Trichuris sp. and Ascaris sp. as well as a single taeniid egg were found. Protozoa cysts suggestive of Entamoeba sp. were also observed. Trichuris sp. was the most frequent and abundant parasite, found in 70% of individuals (26 eggs). The study showed the importance of analysis of sediment from human remains preserved in museum or scientific collections, even those subjected to a curating procedure. The levels of infection revealed here should be considered underestimations. This is the first paleoparasitological study from Rio de Janeiro city for the Brazilian colonial period and the first report of human Taenia sp. in the New World.
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