Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jun;29(6):1280-1283. doi: 10.3201/eid2906.230134.
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.
对意大利美第奇家族成员的木乃伊内脏组织进行显微镜检查,发现了一个可能含有红细胞的血管。吉姆萨染色、原子力显微镜和免疫组织化学证实了这些红细胞内存在恶性疟原虫。我们的研究结果表明,恶性疟原虫在古代地中海地区存在,目前仍在非洲导致大多数疟疾死亡。