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The Immunodetection of Non-Falciparum Malaria in Ancient Egyptian Bones (Giza Necropolis)

The detection of falciparum malaria in ancient Egyptian remains had been performed by many authors using several methodologies including the use of rapid diagnostic tests. Through the immunochromatographic analysis of bony specimens from Giza skeletal collection dated to Old Kingdom, we provide firs...

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Autores principales: AL-Khafif, Ghada Darwish, El-Banna, Rokia, Khattab, Nancy, Gad Rashed, Tamer, Dahesh, Salwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6091407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30151391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9058108
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author AL-Khafif, Ghada Darwish
El-Banna, Rokia
Khattab, Nancy
Gad Rashed, Tamer
Dahesh, Salwa
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description The detection of falciparum malaria in ancient Egyptian remains had been performed by many authors using several methodologies including the use of rapid diagnostic tests. Through the immunochromatographic analysis of bony specimens from Giza skeletal collection dated to Old Kingdom, we provide first evidence of non-falciparum malaria in Ancient Egypt. The histidine-rich protein-2 (HRP2) specific to Plasmodium falciparum was absent in 100% of examined samples, while aldolase, common to the four types of plasmodial pathogens causing human malaria, was detected in 56% of individuals with no significant difference between the two tested social groups: high officials (HO) and workers (W). It is suggested that the main risk factor was the presence of residences near natural and artificial waterways, which allowed prolonged contact between the vector and human host.
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spelling pubmed-60914072018-08-27 The Immunodetection of Non-Falciparum Malaria in Ancient Egyptian Bones (Giza Necropolis) AL-Khafif, Ghada Darwish El-Banna, Rokia Khattab, Nancy Gad Rashed, Tamer Dahesh, Salwa Biomed Res Int Research Article The detection of falciparum malaria in ancient Egyptian remains had been performed by many authors using several methodologies including the use of rapid diagnostic tests. Through the immunochromatographic analysis of bony specimens from Giza skeletal collection dated to Old Kingdom, we provide first evidence of non-falciparum malaria in Ancient Egypt. The histidine-rich protein-2 (HRP2) specific to Plasmodium falciparum was absent in 100% of examined samples, while aldolase, common to the four types of plasmodial pathogens causing human malaria, was detected in 56% of individuals with no significant difference between the two tested social groups: high officials (HO) and workers (W). It is suggested that the main risk factor was the presence of residences near natural and artificial waterways, which allowed prolonged contact between the vector and human host. Hindawi 2018-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6091407/ /pubmed/30151391 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9058108 Text en Copyright © 2018 Ghada Darwish AL-Khafif et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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AL-Khafif, Ghada Darwish
El-Banna, Rokia
Khattab, Nancy
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Dahesh, Salwa
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title The Immunodetection of Non-Falciparum Malaria in Ancient Egyptian Bones (Giza Necropolis)
title_full The Immunodetection of Non-Falciparum Malaria in Ancient Egyptian Bones (Giza Necropolis)
title_fullStr The Immunodetection of Non-Falciparum Malaria in Ancient Egyptian Bones (Giza Necropolis)
title_full_unstemmed The Immunodetection of Non-Falciparum Malaria in Ancient Egyptian Bones (Giza Necropolis)
title_short The Immunodetection of Non-Falciparum Malaria in Ancient Egyptian Bones (Giza Necropolis)
title_sort immunodetection of non-falciparum malaria in ancient egyptian bones (giza necropolis)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6091407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30151391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9058108
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