Publications by authors named "J Dupouy-Camet"

Background: The intriguing area of paleopathology merges the disciplines of archeology and biological studies. Using this line of research, it is possible to identify diseases that have left skeletal traces in the past. In addition, diseases such as various anemia that occur in childhood, when bone tissue is soft and retains evidence, can be identified in ancient bones.

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  • * This research marks the oldest documented case of human giant kidney worm infection in the Middle East, occurring in an area where such infections are still reported today.
  • * The cemetery at Kiasar offered a rare chance to explore the historical prevalence of human and animal parasites during the Parthian Empire, suggesting that this parasite was less common in the past based on limited historical records.
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