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We present a paleoparasitological analysis of the medieval Zeleniy Yar burial ground of the XII-XII centuries AD located in the northern part of Western Siberia. Parasite eggs, identified as eggs of Opisthorchis felineus, were found in the samples from the pelvic area of a one year old infant buried at the site. Presence of these eggs in the soil samples from the infant’s abdomen suggests that he/she was infected with opisthorchiasis and imply consumption of undercooked fish. Ethnographic records collected among the population of the northern part of Western Siberia reveal numerous cases of feeding raw fish to their children. Zeleniy Yar case of opisthorchiasis suggests that this dietary custom has persisted from at least medieval times.
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Animales , Historia Medieval , Humanos , Lactante , Cementerios/historia , Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos/historia , Momias/parasitología , Opistorquiasis/historia , Alimentos Crudos/parasitología , Conducta Alimentaria , Peces/parasitología , Parasitología de Alimentos/historia , Opisthorchis/aislamiento & purificación , Recuento de Huevos de Parásitos/historia , Siberia/etnología , CigotoRESUMEN
We present a paleoparasitological analysis of the medieval Zeleniy Yar burial ground of the XII-XII centuries AD located in the northern part of Western Siberia. Parasite eggs, identified as eggs of Opisthorchis felineus, were found in the samples from the pelvic area of a one year old infant buried at the site. Presence of these eggs in the soil samples from the infant's abdomen suggests that he/she was infected with opisthorchiasis and imply consumption of undercooked fish. Ethnographic records collected among the population of the northern part of Western Siberia reveal numerous cases of feeding raw fish to their children. Zeleniy Yar case of opisthorchiasis suggests that this dietary custom has persisted from at least medieval times.
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Cementerios/historia , Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos/historia , Momias/parasitología , Opistorquiasis/historia , Alimentos Crudos/parasitología , Animales , Conducta Alimentaria , Peces/parasitología , Parasitología de Alimentos/historia , Historia Medieval , Humanos , Lactante , Opisthorchis/aislamiento & purificación , Recuento de Huevos de Parásitos/historia , Siberia/etnología , CigotoRESUMEN
Opisthorchiasis caused by Opisthorchis viverrini (O. viverrini) remains a major public health problem in many parts of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Cambodia. The infection is associated with a number of hepatobiliary diseases, including cholangitis, obstructive jaundice, hepatomegaly, cholecystitis, chole-lithiasis and cholangiocarcinoma. The liver fluke infection was induced by eating raw or uncooked fish products that is the tradition and popular in the northeastern and northern region, particularly in rural areas of Thailand. Health education programs to prevent and control opisthorchiasis are still required in high-risk areas.