Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

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Paleoparasitology research on ancient helminth eggs and larvae in the Republic of Korea

  • Jong-Yil Chai (Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Min Seo (Department of Parasitology, Dankook University College of Medicine) ;
  • Dong Hoon Shin (Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2023.08.12
  • Accepted : 2023.10.24
  • Published : 2023.11.30
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Abstract

Paleoparasitology is a discipline that applies existing conventional and molecular techniques to study parasites found in ancient ruins. This review focuses on the history of the discovery of parasites (mostly helminth eggs and larvae) in archaeological soil samples and mummies in Korea from the Three Kingdoms Period to the Joseon Dynasty (100 BCE-1910 CE). We also briefly review important milestones in global paleoparasitology. The helminth species reported so far in Korea included Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Strongyloides stercoralis (larva), Trichostrongylus sp. (larva), Paracapillaria philippinensis (syn. Capillaria philippinensis), Enterobius vermicularis, Fasciola hepatica, dicrocoeliids, Paragonimus westermani, Clonorchis sinensis, Metagonimus yokogawai, Pygidiopsis summa, Gymnophalloides seoi, Isthmiophora hortensis, Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis (syn. Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense), and Taenia spp. tapeworms. The findings obtained by Korean paleoparasitologists/archaeologists have brought about deep insight into the status of helminthic infections in Korea's past populations. Continued paleoparasitological research is essential for further understanding of ancient parasites and parasitic diseases in Korea.

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Acknowledgement

We are grateful to our colleagues in the Department of Anatomy and Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, and the Department of Parasitology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea, who cooperated with us in mummy studies and other archaeological research. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the Korean archaeologists and paleopathologists who co-worked with us.

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