Kwak Mackenzie L, Wallman James F, Yeo Darren, Archer Melanie S, Nakao Ryo
Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Forensic Sci Res. 2024 Jan 23;9(2):owae005. doi: 10.1093/fsr/owae005. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Parasites are ubiquitous, diverse, and have close interactions with humans and other animals. Despite this, they have not garnered significant interest from forensic scientists, and their utility as indicators in criminal investigations has been largely overlooked. To foster the development of forensic parasitology we explore the utility of parasites as forensic indicators in five broad areas: (i) wildlife trafficking and exploitation, (ii) biological attacks, (iii) sex crimes, (iv) criminal neglect of humans and other animals, and (v) indicators of movement and travel. To encourage the development and growth of forensic parasitology as a field, we lay out a four-step roadmap to increase the use and utility of parasites in criminal investigations.
寄生虫无处不在，种类繁多，且与人类和其他动物有着密切的相互作用。尽管如此，它们尚未引起法医科学家的极大兴趣，其在刑事调查中作为指标的作用在很大程度上被忽视了。为了促进法医寄生虫学的发展，我们在五个广泛领域探讨了寄生虫作为法医指标的作用：（i）野生动物贩运和 exploitation，（ii）生物攻击，（iii）性犯罪，（iv）对人类和其他动物的刑事忽视，以及（v）移动和旅行指标。为了鼓励法医寄生虫学作为一个领域的发展和成长，我们制定了一个四步路线图，以增加寄生虫在刑事调查中的使用和效用。
