Author/Authors :
Mowlavi، Gholamreza نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mowlavi, Gholamreza , Makki، Mahsasadat نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Makki, Mahsasadat , Mobedi، Iraj نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehr , , Araujo، Adauto نويسنده Escola Nacional de Sa?de P?blica, Fundaç?o Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil (Brazilian Shool of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation). Araujo, Adauto , Aali، Abolfazl نويسنده Archaeological Museum of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran. Aali, Abolfazl , Stollner، Thomas نويسنده Ruhr Universit?t Bochum, Institut für Arch?ologische Wissenschaften, Bochum, Germany & German Mining Museum Bochum, Department Mining Archaeology, Bochum Germany. Stollner, Thomas , Rezaeian، Mostafa نويسنده 1Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Boenke، Nicole نويسنده Ruhr Universit?t Bochum, Institut für Arch?ologische Wissenschaften, Bochum, Germany & German Mining Museum Bochum, Department Mining Archaeology, Bochum Germany. Boenke, Nicole , Hassanpour، Gholamreza نويسنده Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Hassanpour, Gholamreza , Masoumian، Mohammad نويسنده Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Tehran university,Tehran Iran. Masoumian, Mohammad
Abstract :
Background: In this paper, paleoparasitological findings from rodent excrements ob-tained from Chehrabad Salt Mine archeological site located in northwest of Iran are demonstrated and discussed.
Methods: Chehrabad Salt Mine archeological site located in northwest of Iran, dated to the Achaemenid (mid 1st mill. BCE) and to Sassanid (3rd cent. - 7th cent. CE) period, is a unique study area to investigate parasites in the past millenniums in Iran. Rodent cop-rolites obtained from this archeological site were thoroughly analyzed for parasite eggs using TSP re-hydration technique.
Results: Specimen analyzed were attributed to juvenile and adult rats based on their apparent morphology comparing with the modern dried pellets of Muridea family. Hel-minth eggs retrieved from two positive pellets were identified as Trichosomoides crassi-cauda, Syphacia sp. and Trichuris sp.
Conclusion: The present paper discusses the first paleoparasitological findings of ro-dent gastrointestinal helminthes in Iran along with possible favorite items to rats in ancient Chehrabad Salt Mine.
