Microscopic Evidence of Malaria Infection in Visceral Tissue from Medici Family, Italy
Microscopic Evidence of Malaria Infection in Visceral Tissue from Medici Family, Italy
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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 and Zink, Albert
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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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...
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Microscopic Evidence of Malaria Infection in Visceral Tissue from Medici Family, Italy
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Author / Creator
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
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_f273ff000e5d48e0b8333765978d2f6f
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_f273ff000e5d48e0b8333765978d2f6f
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid2906.230134
