Microscopic Evidence of Malaria Infection in Visceral Tissue from Medici Family, Italy

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Maixner, Frank ; Drescher, Dennis ; Boccalini, Giulia ; Piombino-Mascali, Dario ; Janko, Marek ; Berens-Riha, Nicole ; Kim, Bum Jin ; Gamble, Michelle ; Schatterny, Jolanthe ; Morty, Rory E. ; Ludwig, Melanie ; Krause-Kyora, Ben ; Stark, Robert ; An, Hyun Joo ; Neumann, Jens ; Cipollini, Giovanna ; Grimm, Rudolf ; Kilian, Nicole ; Zink, Albert
• Description:
  Microscopy of mummified visceral tissue from a Medici family member in Italy identified a potential blood vessel containing erythrocytes. Giemsa staining, atomic force microscopy, and immunohistochemistry confirmed Plasmodium falciparum inside those erythrocytes. Our results indicate an ancient Mediterranean presence of P. falciparum, which remains responsible for most malaria deaths in Africa.
• Subjects:
  Atomic Force Microscopy Humans Immunohistochemistry Italy Malaria Malaria, Falciparum Medici Microscopic Evidence Of Malaria Infection In Visceral Tissue From Medici Family, Italy Microscopy Parasites Plasmodium Falciparum Research Letter Vector-borne Infections Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(6):1280-1283
• Pubmed ID:
  37209696
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10202861
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2c2e29c728182685a694bf8c38397f9ba193f5baa3956e38165c80acac63bccf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129724/cdc_129724_DS1.pdf
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