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1 June 2016 Echinostomes in Felid Coprolites from Brazil
L. Sianto, A. N. Duarte, V. H. Borba, J. G. Magalhães, S. M. de Souza, M. Chame
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Abstract

The first record of Echinostoma (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) in coprolites was from a mummified human body in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The finding raised questions on this parasite's incidence in prehistoric populations and the natural hosts of each species in remote times. Echinostomes occur worldwide and, despite the wide range of hosts, there is no record of Echinostomatidae in felines in Brazil. This study reports the finding of Echinostomatidae eggs in felid coprolites in the Furna do Estrago Archaeological Site, located in Pernambuco State in the Brazilian semiarid. Despite the possibility of false parasitism, the finding expands the distribution of this Digenea in remote times and raises the hypothesis of other cases of echinostomiasis in pre-Colombian populations.

L. Sianto, A. N. Duarte, V. H. Borba, J. G. Magalhães, S. M. de Souza, and M. Chame "Echinostomes in Felid Coprolites from Brazil," Journal of Parasitology 102(3), 385-387, (1 June 2016). https://doi.org/10.1645/15-819
Published: 1 June 2016
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