Bouchet F, Harter S, Paicheler J C, Aráujo A, Ferreira L F
Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Paléoparasitologie, EA 3308, associé CNRS ESA 8045, UFR de Pharmacie, Université de Reims, France.
J Parasitol. 2002 Apr;88(2):404-5. doi: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0404:FROSME]2.0.CO;2.
Schistosoma mansoni eggs were found in a latrine dated AD 1450-1550 in Montbéliard, France. This is the first record of intestinal schistosomiasis in archaeological material. Because the parasite has an African origin, its presence in Europe at that time may be due to African slaves. However, intestinal schistosomiasis has never been established in Europe.
在法国蒙贝利亚尔一座公元1450年至1550年的厕所中发现了曼氏血吸虫卵。这是考古材料中肠道血吸虫病的首次记录。由于这种寄生虫起源于非洲,它在当时欧洲的出现可能归因于非洲奴隶。然而,肠道血吸虫病在欧洲从未流行开来。