A5035751738- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Helminth infection and control
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Leech Biology and Applications
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta
2022-2025
University of Pisa
2016-2025
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana
2024
Abstract Background Considering the increasing importance of small animals travel medicine and spread filariae with zoonotic potential to non-endemic European areas, routine filarial diagnosis in dogs is becoming important. Dirofilaria immitis , D. repens Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides A. reconditum are most common canine nematodes presenting blood circulating microfilariae (mf) which can be differentiated species level by acid phosphatase activity patterns or PCR. Available data on size...
Extraintestinal nematodes of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) are a wide group parasites that infect wild and domestic carnivores occasionally humans. Nematodes in cardiopulmonary system, stomach, urinary apparatus muscle tissue 165 foxes from north-west Italy (Liguria Piedmont) were investigated between 2009 2012. Of nematodes, high prevalence Angiostrongylus vasorum Eucoleus aerophilus (syn. Capillaria aerophila) was found, 78.2% 41.8% respectively; Crenosoma vulpis (15.8%) Filaroides spp....
The presented global retrospective study on human cases of tetrodotoxin (TTX) intoxication caused by seafood consumption was aimed at updating the relative risk according to product categories (fish, gastropods, cephalopods, arthropods) and geographical areas. Overall, 3032 from five continents were collected, mainly Asia. Over half them attributed fish, followed arthropods cephalopods. In South East Asia, intoxications derived all aforesaid categories, locally sourced; in Oceania,...
Parasitic nematodes of the genus
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanometric spherical structures, enclosed in a lipid bilayer membrane and secreted by multiple cell types under specific physiologic pathologic conditions. Their complex cargo modulates immune cells within an inflammatory microenvironment. Milk is one of the most promising sources EVs terms massive recovery, milk extracellular (mEVs) have immunomodulatory anti-inflammatory effects. The aim this study was to characterize goat mEVs' immunomodulating activities...
The European subtype of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV-Eur; species Orthoflavivirus encephalitidis, family Flaviviridae) was the only flavivirus present in central Europe known to cause neurologic disease humans and several animal species. Here, we report a isolated from Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) with attached ticks, over wide area Alps. Cases were detected 2017 Salzburg, Austria, 2023 Lombardy Piedmont, Italy. strains exhibit 94.8–97.3% nucleotide identities each...
Milk has been consumed by humans for thousands of years its nutritional properties. In recent years, raw milk demand increased, valued authenticity and connection to local traditions. Italy, the sale is allowed exclusively through direct from producing farm final consumer, either at itself or vending machines. However, consumption not without risks. Among these, microbiological ones are relevant. These can lead severe symptoms, particularly in vulnerable populations. For this reason,...
Dibothriocephalosis is a fish-borne parasitic zoonosis that caused by tapeworms of the Dibothriocephalus (syn. Diphyllobothrium) genus. This paper describes human case dibothriocephalosis associated with consumption presumably infected fish, prepared at restaurant near Iseo Lake (northern Italy). A month after, patient found segment worm in her stool. Molecular analysis identified it as latus Diphyllobothrium latum). Several studies reported D. infections patients from subalpine regions...
Food Business Operators (FBOs) rely on laboratory analysis to ensure seafood traceability. DNA barcoding and Forensically Informative Nucleotide Sequencing may represent a support within self-checking programs finalized suppliers’ qualification products identity certification. The present study aimed at verifying the usefulness of decisional procedure (decision tree) set up FishLab (Department Veterinary Sciences, University Pisa, Italy) for species identification by analysis, cope with...
In recent years, nematodes belonging to the genus Eustrongylides spp. have been increasingly reported in Italian lakes and several freshwater fish species. This work aimed investigate occurrence of eleven species collected from Massaciuccoli lake (Northwest Tuscany, Central Italy): Black bullhead, Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820), Goldfish, Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758), Wels catfish, Silurus glanis Thinlip grey mullet Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827), Pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus Common...