Gastrointestinal infection in Italy during the Roman Imperial and Longobard periods : a paleoparasitological analysis of sediment from skeletal remains and sewer drains

A wealth of information exists about certain diseases in the Roman period, but relatively little is known about intestinal parasites in Italy during the Roman and Longobard periods. This is the first evidence for Giardia in Roman period Italy, and for any parasites in the Longobard period in Italy