Putative native South Amerindian origin of head lice clade F: evidence from head lice nits infesting human shrunken heads

The head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, is a strictly obligate human ectoparasite with a long history of association with humans. Here, 17 ancient head lice nits were recovered from six shrunken human heads (known as tsantsas) of individuals from the Shuar/Jivaro tribe, a native Amazonian populat...

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Autores principales: Amanzougaghene, Nadia, Charlier, Philippe, Fenollar, Florence, Raoult, Didier, Mediannikov, Oleg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8918326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35279677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08176-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8918326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35279677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08176-2

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