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. 1969 Dec 26;166(3913):1620.
doi: 10.1126/science.166.3913.1620.

Enterobius vermicularis: 10,000-year-old human infection

G F Fry, J G Moore

Enterobius vermicularis: 10,000-year-old human infection

G F Fry et al. Science. .

Abstract

Eggs of Enterobius vermicularis (human pinworm) were found in hum coprolites from Hopug and Danger Caves, western Utah. The Caves were inhabitated by man from 10,000 B.C. to A.D. 1400. The oldest coprolite containing dated at 7837 B.C. This represents the earliest known association between man abd this exclusively human parasite.

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