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Evidence of tungiasis in pre-hispanic America

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dc.contributor.author Maco, V.
dc.contributor.author Tantaleán, M.
dc.contributor.author Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-18T19:34:44Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-18T19:34:44Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/11198
dc.description.abstract Ancient parasites of the genus Tunga originated in America and, during the fi rst half of the 19th century, were transported to the Eastern Hemisphere on transatlantic voyages. Although they were first documented by Spanish chroniclers after the arrival of Columbus, little is known about their presence in pre-Hispanic America. To evaluate the antiquity of tungiasis in America, we assessed several kinds of early documentation, including written evidence and pre-Incan earthenware reproductions. We identified 17 written documents and 4 anthropomorphic figures, of which 3 originated from the Chimu culture and 1 from the Maranga culture. Tungiasis has been endemic to Peru for at least 14 centuries. We also identified a pottery fragment during this study. This fragment is the fourth representation of tungiasis in pre-Hispanic America identifi ed and provides explicit evidence of disease endemicity in ancient Peru. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
dc.relation.ispartofseries Emerging Infectious Diseases
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject South America en_US
dc.subject anthropology en_US
dc.subject Endemic Diseases en_US
dc.subject Tunga en_US
dc.subject Tungiasis en_US
dc.subject History, 19th Century en_US
dc.subject Archaeology en_US
dc.subject ceramics en_US
dc.subject cultural period en_US
dc.subject History, 15th Century en_US
dc.subject History, 16th Century en_US
dc.subject History, 17th Century en_US
dc.subject History, 18th Century en_US
dc.subject History, 20th Century en_US
dc.subject History, Ancient en_US
dc.subject History, Medieval en_US
dc.subject Western Hemisphere en_US
dc.title Evidence of tungiasis in pre-hispanic America en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.100542
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 1080-6059


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