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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |