Abstract
In the past decade, experts have conducted parasitological research on archaeological specimens in Korea to collect historical parasite infection data. In these studies, parasi-tologists successfully described the infection pattern of each parasite species in history. However, in the first half of the 20th century, archaeoparasitological reports have been scant. In 2021, we conducted a parasitological examination of a toilet-like structure that emerged in the early 20th century. This structure was built by stacking 2 wooden barrels; and in the study samples, we found ancient Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides (un-fertilized), and Taenia spp. eggs and therefore proposed a higher possibility that the barrels could have been used as a toilet at the time. To understand how the antihelminthic campaign since the 1960s helped reduce parasite infection rates in Korea, more research should focus on early-20th-century toilet ruins.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 198-201 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Parasites, Hosts and Diseases |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine.
Keywords
- Ascaris
- Japanese colonial period
- Korea
- Taenia
- Trichuris
- toilet