@article{PAR00013733,
  title = {{S}tudies of ancient lice reveal unsuspected past migrations of vectors},
  author = {{D}rali, {R}. and {M}umcuoglu, {K}. {Y}. and {Y}esilyurt, {G}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ice are among the oldest parasites of humans representing an excellent marker of the evolution and migration of our species over time. {H}ere, we analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction ({RT}-{PCR}) developed in this study the mitochondrial {DNA} of seven ancient head louse eggs found on hair remains recovered from two sites in {I}srael: 1) five nits dating from {C}halcolithic period (4,000 {BC}) were found in the {C}ave of the {T}reasure located at {N}ahal {M}ishmar, in the {J}udean {D}esert and 2) two nits dating from {E}arly {I}slamic {P}eriod ({AD} 650-810) were found in {N}ahal {O}mer in the {A}rava {V}alley (between {D}ead {S}ea and {R}ed {S}ea). {O}ur results suggest that these eggs belonged to people originating from west {A}frica based on identification of the louse mitochondrial sub-clade specific to that region.},
  keywords = {{ISRAEL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {93},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {623--625},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.14-0552},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013733},
}