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Crusty residue of Roman-era chamber pots reveals parasite once believed to originate in Central America

While you may think it is important to regularly clean your toilet, you’re potentially robbing future archaeologists of a ...
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Parasite Believed to Originate in the Americas Found in Roman Bulgaria

Credit: Elena Klenina / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. A discovery of a parasite thought to originate in the Americas is challenging ...

Scraped from ancient Roman toilets, these crusted remains expose a pathogen found far earlier than expected

Modern analytical tools are no less than a time machine. From their 21st-century labs, researchers can peer into the everyday ...
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Roman chamber pots reveal parasite's earlier European presence

Researchers analyzing 1,800-year-old chamber pots from Roman-era towns in the Balkans have found the earliest known evidence of the parasite Cryptosporidium in Europe, overturning assumptions it ...
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Parasite Once Believed to Originate in the Americas Discovered in Roman Chamber Pots from the Ancient Province of Moesia Inferior

An international team of researchers has managed to reconstruct the health and sanitation conditions of the inhabitants of ...
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Parasite warning as farm visitors told not to kiss or hug animals during lamb feeding events

People visiting farms to feed lambs have been warned not to kiss, cuddle or hold the animals after an outbreak of a severe parasitic infection. Health officials issued the alert amid fears over the ...

Suburban Adelaide pools closed and deep cleaned as gastro-like parasite spreads

More Adelaide pools have been forced to close as a highly contagious gastro-like parasite continues to spread. Members of ...