Biomaterial Database

First evidence of enterobiasis in ancient Egypt. 2002

P D Horne

Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, Ontario. p.horne@utoronto.ca

The oldest and most common parasite for which we have direct evidence, in the New World, is Enterobius vernicularis. Numerous archaeological sites, especially in the arid American southwest, have yielded fecal samples positive for pinworm ova, some of these dating back 10,000 yr. Reports of pinworm from the Old World are scarce. This article reports the first evidence of pinworm infection from Roman-occupied (30 BC-AD 395) Egypt.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009106	Mummies	Bodies preserved either by the ancient Egyptian technique or due to chance under favorable climatic conditions.	Mummy
D004757	Enterobius	A genus of intestinal nematode worms which includes the pinworm or threadworm Enterobius vermicularis.	Enterobius vermicularis,Oxyuris vermicularis,Pinworms,Threadworms,Enterobius vermiculari,Oxyuris vermiculari,Pinworm,Threadworm,vermiculari, Enterobius,vermicularis, Oxyuris
D005243	Feces	Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000076144	Egypt, Ancient	A civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the area of Egypt. It was active from 3100 B.C. until its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.	Ancient Egypt
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D017229	Enterobiasis	Infection with nematodes of the genus ENTEROBIUS; E. vermicularis, the pinworm of man, causes a crawling sensation and pruritus. This condition results in scratching the area, occasionally causing scarification.	Enterobius vermicularis Infection,Oxyuris vermicularis Infection,Infection, Enterobius vermicularis,Infection, Oxyuris vermicularis,Pinworm Infection,Enterobiases,Enterobius vermicularis Infections,Infection, Pinworm,Infections, Enterobius vermicularis,Infections, Oxyuris vermicularis,Infections, Pinworm,Oxyuris vermicularis Infections,Pinworm Infections
D049690	History, Ancient	The period of history before 500 of the common era.	Ancient History,Ancient History (Medicine),Ancient History of Medicine,History of Medicine, Ancient,Medicine, Ancient History,Ancient Histories (Medicine),Ancient History Medicine,Ancient History Medicines,Histories, Ancient (Medicine),History Medicine, Ancient,History Medicines, Ancient,History, Ancient (Medicine),Medicine Ancient History,Medicines, Ancient History