Diphyllobothriasis of the Chiribaya Culture (700–1476 AD) of Southern Peru

Dan M. Holiday; Sonia Guillen; Dennis J. Richardson

doi:10.1654/4096

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Dan M. Holiday,^1,* Sonia Guillen,² Dennis J. Richardson¹

¹aQuinnipiac University, 275 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Campus Box 71, Hamden, Connecticut 06518-1908, U.S.A.
²bCentro Mallqui, Casilla 63, Ilo, Peru ( mallqui@amauta.rep.net.pe)

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Abstract

Ova of Diphyllobothrium sp. were found in 7 of the 29 coprolites examined from 4 sites within the Chiribaya archaeological zone near Ilo, southern Peru. The Chiribaya represent a pre-Inca civilization of the Middle Horizon (600–1000 A.D.) and the Late Intermediate Period (1000–1476 A.D.). The Chiribaya economy was based on agriculture, animal husbandry, and maritime resources. The apparent commonality of diphyllobothriasis is supportive of the important role that fish played in the diet of the Chiribaya. Free-living coprophagous nematodes were found in 2 of the 29 samples.

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Dan M. Holiday, Sonia Guillen, and Dennis J. Richardson "Diphyllobothriasis of the Chiribaya Culture (700–1476 AD) of Southern Peru," Comparative Parasitology 70(2), 167-171, (1 July 2003). https://doi.org/10.1654/4096

Published: 1 July 2003

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