Oldest known parasite found in 6,200-year-old skeleton

Friday, June 20, 2014 - 06:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In a skeleton more than 6,200 years old, scientists have found the earliest known evidence of infection with a parasitic worm that now afflicts more than 200 million people worldwide.

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