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Schistosomiasis in the mummified viscera of Saint-Louis (1270 AD)

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The analyses were carried out according to the special permission of the Archbishop of Versailles (Mgr. Eric Aumonier), and the Regional Department of Archeology (SRA) Ile-de-France.

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  1. Section of Medical and Forensic Anthropology, UFR of Health Sciences (UVSQ/EA4569 Paris Descartes/CASH de Nanterre/AP-HP), 2 Avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France

    Philippe Charlier

  2. Faculty of Pharmacy, Reims University, Reims, France

    Françoise Bouchet

  3. Section of Solid Physics, Paris Sud University, Orsay, France

    Raphaël Weil

  4. Archdiocese of Versailles, St Louis Cathedral, Versailles, France

    Bruno Bonnet

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Charlier, P., Bouchet, F., Weil, R. et al. Schistosomiasis in the mummified viscera of Saint-Louis (1270 AD). Forensic Sci Med Pathol 12, 113–114 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-015-9722-4

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