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Hookworm: not a pre-Columbian pathogen

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  • 1Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA.

Medical Anthropology
|June 1, 1997
PubMed
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Pre-Columbian hookworm evidence in the Americas is unlikely. Analysis suggests findings in Peru, Brazil, and Tennessee are misidentified parasites, with hookworm likely introduced post-1492.

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Area of Science:

  • Paleopathology
  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Disease History

Background:

  • Previous research suggested the presence of hookworm in the Americas before 1492.
  • Evidence cited included findings from archaeological sites in Peru, Brazil, and Tennessee.