A comparative study of parasites in three latrines from Medieval and Renaissance Brussels, Belgium (14th-17th centuries)

The aim of this study is to determine the species of parasite that infected the population of Brussels during the Medieval and Renaissance periods, and determine if there was notable variation between different households within the city. We compared multiple sediment layers from cesspits beneath three different latrines dating from 14th-17th centuries. Helminths and protozoa were detected using microscopy and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We identified Ascaris sp. Capillaria sp. Dicrocoelium dendriticum, Entamoeba histolytica, Fasciola hepatica, Giardia duodenalis, Taenia sp. and... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Graff, Anna
Bennion-Pedley, Emma
Jones, Ariadin A.K.
Ledger, Marissa M.L.
Deforce, Koen
Degraeve, Ann
Byl, Sylvie
Mitchell, Piers P.D.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Schlagwörter: Pathologie maladies infectieuses / Sciences et médecine vétérinaires / Parasitologie
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26600769
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/313686