Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2009 Dec;104(8):1177-80. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000800016.
Feline coprolites were examined for parasites with the aim of studying ancient infections that occurred in the Patagonian region during the Holocene period. Eggs compatible to Trichuris sp., Calodium sp., Eucoleus sp., Nematodirus sp., Oesophagostomum sp. (Nematoda), Monoecocestus sp. (Cestoda) and Eimeria macusaniensis (Coccidia) were recovered from faecal samples. The results obtained from the analysis provide evidence of consumption by felids of the viscera of both rodents and camelids. This knowledge allows for improved explanations as to the distribution of parasitism and its significance to the health of humans and animals inhabiting the area under study during the Middle Holocene.
对猫科动物粪便化石进行了寄生虫检查，旨在研究全新世时期巴塔哥尼亚地区发生的古代感染。从粪便样本中回收了与旋毛虫属、Calodium 属、Eucoleus 属、Nematodirus 属、食道口线虫属（线虫）、Monoecocestus 属（绦虫）和 Eimeria macusaniensis（球虫）相匹配的卵。分析结果表明，猫科动物食用了啮齿动物和骆驼的内脏。这一知识使我们能够更好地解释寄生现象的分布及其对中全新世时期研究区域内人类和动物健康的意义。
