Publications

an updating of the occurrence of canine heartworm disease in northern italy.	a survey was carried out in northern italy (veneto and friuli venezia giulia regions) to assess the extension of canine heartworm disease close to the classic hyperendemic areas of the po valley. a filtration test on 275 privately owned dogs showed a mean prevalence of 44%, with a peak of 55% in the venice province. a high prevalence (17%) of occult filariosis was discovered using a serological test. these values fall within the medium-high range previously reported from other italian areas. the ...	1996	8865571
[ticks and the pediatrician].	the match between ticks and pediatricians in italy is usually a seasonal event related to the spring and summer trips and to the increasing of outdoor activity that sun and warm weather allow, both for children and ticks. so cared parents reach emergencies asking for tick removal but more often after the tick has yet been removed by empirical manoeuvres and after the killing and the destruction of the "enemy". we have scheduled, in the years 2002-2003, the 167 children that reached our unit for ...	2004	15305698