A5008272205- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Redox biology and oxidative stress
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2016-2025
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
2025
National Institute of Health
2016
Public Health Institute
2012
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
2007-2011
Campylobacteriosis contributes strongly to the disease burden of food-borne pathogens. Case-control studies are limited in attributing human infections different reservoirs because they can only trace back points exposure, which may not point original cross-contamination. Human Campylobacter be attributed specific by estimating extent subtype sharing between strains from humans and using multilocus sequence typing (MLST).We investigated risk factors for campylobacteriosis caused reservoirs....
We compared Campylobacter jejuni/coli multilocus sequence types (STs) from pets (dogs/cats) and their owners investigated risk factors for pet-associated human campylobacteriosis using a combined source-attribution case-control analysis. In total, 132/687 pet stools were Campylobacter-positive, resulting in 499 strains isolated (320 C. upsaliensis/helveticus, 100 jejuni, 33 hyointestinalis/fetus, 10 lari, 4 coli, 32 unidentified). There 737 104 assigned to 154 49 STs, respectively. Dog,...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) should be tackled through a One Health approach, as stated in the World Organization Global Action Plan on AMR. We describe landscape of AMR surveillance European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and underline gap regarding veterinary medicine. Current efforts are limited help to practitioners policymakers seeking improve antimicrobial stewardship animal health. propose establish Resistance Surveillance network Veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet) report...
The monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens animals is not currently coordinated at European level. To fill this gap, experts the Union Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (EU-JAMRAI) recommended building Surveillance network Veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet). In study, we (i) identified national systems for AMR (both companion food-producing) among 27 countries affiliated to EU-JAMRAI, (ii) described their structures...
Poultry vaccines are widely applied to prevent and control contagious poultry diseases. Their use in production is aimed at avoiding or minimising the emergence of clinical disease farm level, thus increasing production. Vaccines vaccination programmes vary broadly regard several local factors (e.g. type production, pattern disease, costs potential losses) generally managed by industry. In last decade, financial losses caused major epidemic diseases (avian influenza Newcastle disease) have...
ObjectivesPoultry have been suggested as a reservoir for fluoroquinolone-resistant extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC). Our aim was to investigate whether genotypes associated with ciprofloxacin and multidrug resistance were shared among human avian E. coli.
Background/introductionTick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a severe zoonotic neurological infection caused by the TBE virus (member of Flaviriridae family), and it considered to be one most important tick-borne viral diseases in Europe Asia. In mainland main tick species transmitting Ixodes ricinus. The mostly acquired after bite, but food-borne also possible. notifiable disease EU/EEA since 2012. Despite availability vaccine, its incidence increasing with appearance new foci circulation areas...
Introduction: Advanced outbreak analytics played a key role in governmental decision-making as the COVID-19 pandemic challenged health systems globally. This study assessed evolution of European modelling practices, data usage, gaps, and interactions between modellers decision-makers to inform future investments epidemic-intelligence Methods: We conducted two-stage semi-quantitative survey among large consortium. Responses were analysed descriptively across early, mid-, late-pandemic phases....
Abstract Background Infections of wild birds with highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) subtype H5N1 virus were reported for the first time in European Union 2006. Objectives To capture epidemiological information on HPAI bird populations through large‐scale surveillance and extensive data collection. Methods Records analysed at level to explore epidemiology AI regard species involved, timing location infections as well applicability different types detection infections. Results In total,...
Internal levels of selected endocrine disruptors (EDs) (i.e., perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP), mono-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (MEHP), and bisphenol A (BPA)) were analyzed in blood/serum infertile fertile men from metropolitan, urban rural Italian areas. PFOS PFOA also evaluated seminal plasma. In peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) same subjects, gene expression a panel nuclear receptors (NRs), namely estrogen receptor α...
Building the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance network in Veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet) was proposed to strengthen One Health antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance approach.
Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic viral disease transmitted by ixodid tick bites, mainly of Hyalomma spp., or through contact with blood/tissues from infected people animals. CCHF endemic in the Balkan area, including Bulgaria, where it causes both sporadic cases and community outbreaks. We described trends Bulgaria between 1997 2009 investigated associations incidence selection environmental factors using zero-inflated modelling approach. A total 159 (38 women 121 men)...
Within the PREVIENI project, infertile and fertile women were enrolled from metropolitan, urban rural Italian areas. Blood/serum levels of several endocrine disrupters (EDs) (perfluorooctane sulfonate, PFOS; perfluorooctanoic acid, PFOA; di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate, DEHP; mono-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate, MEHP; bisphenol A, BPA) evaluated concurrently with nuclear receptors (NRs) gene expression (ERa, ERb, AR, AhR, PPARg, PXR) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Infertile metropolitan...
A retrospective telephone survey (n = 3490) was conducted in Italy between 2008 and 2009 to estimate the occurrence of self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) describe subjects' recourse healthcare, using a symptom-based case definition. Three hundred ten AGI cases were identified. The annual incidence rate 1.08 episodes/person-year (95% confidence interval 0.90-1.14). proportion subjects consulting physicians 39.5% while only 0.3% submitted specimen for laboratory investigation....
Purpose. From May 2015 to March 2016, an outbreak due Listeria monocytogenes serotype 1/2a and clinical pulsotype never previously isolated in Europe occurred central Italy, involving 24 confirmed cases. The article provides a description of the investigation carried out by multidisciplinary network. Methodology. Epidemiological microbiological surveillance was conducted confirm detect food vehicle infection. origin destination implicated its ingredients were investigated tracing-back...