@misc{10481/111196,
year = {2025},
month = {7},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/111196},
abstract = {BACKGROUND Infections with Ascaris lumbricoides can be traced back to the late Pleistocene by palaeoparasitological analysis.
Even today, Ascaris infections are still very common worldwide.
OBJECTIVES In a pilot study, soil samples from the pelvic area of ten individuals from the Celtic necropolis of Povegliano
Veronese (northern Italy) were examined using palaeoparasitological methods. The burials date from the 3rd to 1st century
Before the Common Era (BCE).
METHODS The palaeoparasitological methods already proven in earlier studies were applied.
FINDINGS Positive evidence of Ascaris eggs was obtained in three individuals, including a newborn. This neonate is the focus of
the article. The causes of a possible Ascaris infection in a newborn are discussed.
MAIN CONCLUSIONS It may represent the oldest documented instance of ascariasis in a neonatal individual.},
organization = {Swiss National Science Foundation (10531FL_197103/1)},
organization = {Autonomous Province of Bolzano (n.9/2021)},
publisher = {Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz},
keywords = {Ascaris lumbricoides},
keywords = {Iron Age},
keywords = {Italy},
title = {Evidence of ascariasis in a Celtic newborn from northern Italy},
doi = {10.1590/0074-02760250091},
author = {López-Gijón, Ramón and Teegen, Wolf-Rüdiger and Laffranchi, Zita and Vitali, Daniele and Zink, Albert and Milella, Marco},
}