DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Ancient parasite highlights humans' role in spread of disease

LONDON (Reuters) - The discovery of a schistosomiasis parasite egg in a 6,200-year-old grave in Syria may be the earliest evidence that agricultural irrigation systems in the Middle East contributed to a vast spread of disease, scientists said on Friday. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/9lrDTx0eagM/story01.htm

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