Table 1.
Positive sites for Cryptosporidium detection.
| Site and/or Region | Country | Period | Sample | Methods | Pos./Tot. samples | References | Map ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boqueirão da Pedra Furada, Piauí | Brazil | 8,170 ± 80 BP | Rodent coprolite | ELISA | 2/4 | Leles et al. (2019) | 1 |
| Boqueirão da Pedra Furada, Piauí | Brazil | 7,230 ± 80 BP | Human coprolite | ELISA | 1/7 | Leles et al. (2019) | 2 |
| Cova Estreta, Pollença, Serra da Tramuntana, Mallorca | Spain | 4,950 ± 38 BP | Myotragus balearicus coprolite | ELISA | 9/25 | Borba Nunes et al. (2017) | 3 |
| Toca do Extrema II, Piauí | Brazil | 4,730 ± 110 BP | Rodent coprolite | ELISA | 1/1 | Leles et al. (2019) | 4 |
| Gruta do Gentio II, Minas Gerais | Brazil | 3,490 ± 120–430 ± 70 BP | Human coprolite | ELISA | 1/10 | Leles et al. (2019) | 5 |
| Andean region | - | 500–3,000 BP | Human Mummified Feces | FIA / ELISA | 15/39 and 8/15 | Allison et al. (1999) | - |
| Dart River Valley, South Island | New Zealand | Late Holocene (<3,000 BP) | Megalopteryx didinus coprolite (upland moa) | PCR / Sanger | 1/16 | Wood et al. (2013) | 6 |
| La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos | Mexico | 1,200–1,400 BP | Unidentified coprolites | ELISA | 66/90 | Morrow and Reinhard (2016) | 7 |
| Caserones Taparaca 40, Iquique | Chile | 900 AC-800 CE | Human coprolite | ELISA | 1/4 | Leles et al. (2019) | 8 |
| PV35-4, North-central coast | Peru | 770–830 CE | Human coprolite | FIA | 1/22 | Ortega and Bonavia (2003) | 9 |
| Sorcé, Vieques | Puerto Rico | 1,400–540 BP | Human coprolite | WGA / Shotgun | 1/9 | Wiscovitch-Russo et al. (2020) | 10 |
| Sítio Fonseca, São Paulo | Brazil | 1,010 ± 100 BP | Human sediment | ELISA | 4/4 | Leles et al. (2019) | 11 |
| San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta | Chile | 940–1,240 CE | Human coprolite | ELISA | 1/3 | Leles et al. (2019) | 12 |
| San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta | Chile | 900–1,450 CE | Human coprolite | ELISA | 1/1 | Leles et al. (2019) | 13 |
| Huayuri, Huánuco | Peru | 1,200–1,400 CE | Human coprolite | ELISA | 2/3 | Leles et al. (2019) | 14 |
| Toca da Baixa dos Caboclos, Piauí | Brazil | 400 ± 50 BP | Human coprolite | ELISA | 1/1 | Leles et al. (2019) | 15 |
| Vale do Rio Chillon, Lima | Peru | Late Inca Period | Human sediment | ELISA | 1/2 | Leles et al. (2019) | 16 |
The mummies from “Andean region” (Allison et al., 1999) are not shown on Figure 1, thence do not have any Map ID number. Periods are indicated in years Before Present (BP) or Common Era (CE) according to the original publication.