Publications

environmental monitoring and analysis of faecal contamination in an urban setting in the city of bari (apulia region, italy): health and hygiene implications.	few studies have been conducted in italy to quantify the potential risk associated with dynamics and distribution of pathogens in urban settings. the aim of this study was to acquire data on the environmental faecal contamination in urban ecosystems, by assessing the presence of pathogens in public areas in the city of bari (apulia region, italy). to determine the degree of environmental contamination, samples of dog faeces and bird guano were collected from different areas in the city of bari ( ...	2010	21139871
gastrointestinal parasites in mammals of two italian zoological gardens.	the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was investigated in mammals housed in two of the main italian zoological gardens: the zoo safari of fasano (province of bindisi, apulia, italy) and the giardino zoologico of pistoia (tuscany, italy). in november 2007, fecal samples were collected at the zoo safari of fasano (n = 96) and at the giardino zoologico of pistoia (n = 60), from primates, carnivores, perissodactyls, artiodactyls and proboscideans. in most of the cases, the same animal species ...	2010	21370648