title: Malaria was "the killer" of Francesco I de' Medici (1531-1587).
authors.affiliation: Division of Paleopathology, History of Medicine and Bioethics, Department of Oncology, Transplants and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy. g.fornaciari@med.unip.it
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fornaciari
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giuffra
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferroglio
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bianucci
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000382:microbiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification