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Research Report: A new discovery from Māori archaeological sites on Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand reveals a widely distributed, commensal dog parasite

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Here we present helminthological analysis of archaeological substrates and coprolites from Coromandel Peninsula. One type of helminth egg, Toxocara canis, was identified. The presence of a single species in numerous samples across widely separate sites suggests it was the most common New Zealand canine helminth parasite in pre-contact times. The distinctive morphology of T. canis eggs makes the...
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2024-08-21
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Polynesia
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