Publications

[systematic research on mycoses. results and considerations on a large and systematic epidemiologic survey of histoplasmosis in the region of lombardy and venetia].		1972	4674892
[human pulmonary dirofilariasis. a third case in italy].	a new case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis, the third in italy, is described. it occurred in august 1990 in a 66 years old man, living in san donà di piave (province of venice). the pulmonary infarctual lesion caused few symptoms and was discovered by chance during a chest x-ray examination as a coin lesion and suspected to be of a neoplastic origin. the histological findings allowed the exact diagnosis, identifying the causal agent as dirofilaria probably repens, a nematode common parasite of ...	1991	1866196
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
[monitoring of canine leishmaniasis in northern italy: an update from a scientific network].	canine leishmaniasis (canl) due to leishmania infantum is a disease of great veterinary importance and a serious public health problem. in humans, l. infantum causes visceral (vl) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) and the distribution of vl overlaps that of canl. currently, vl is considered by who as an emerging zoonosis in southern europe. the dog is the only domestic reservoir of the infection and phlebotomine sandflies are the only proven vectors of leishmaniasis for dogs and humans. canl is e ...	2004	15305715
echinococcus multilocularis in north italy.	alveolar echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the metacestode of the tapeworm echinococcus multilocularis. fox populations living in the alpine regions of italy had been considered free from this parasite until 2002, when two infected foxes were detected in bolzano province (trentino alto adige region) near austrian border. a modified nested pcr analysis was used to detect e. multilocularis dna in faecal samples belonging to red fox populations from five italian regions. a total of 5 ...	2006	16881394
molecular characterization of five italian families with inherited severe factor xiii deficiency.	factor xiii (fxiii) deficiency is a very rare (1:2 000 000) severe autosomal recessive bleeding disorder, mostly due to mutations in the coagulation fxiii a-subunit gene. we have studied the molecular basis of fxiii deficiency in five unrelated italian families. the coding region, intron-exon boundaries and 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions of the fxiii gene encoding the a subunit were amplified and directly sequenced. candidate mutations were identified in all the patients. three novel mutations ...	2008	18028394
animal tumour registry of two provinces in northern italy: incidence of spontaneous tumours in dogs and cats.	cancer is a major cause of death in domestic animals. furthermore, many forms of pet neoplasm resemble that of their human counterparts in biologic behaviour, pathologic expression, and recognised risk factors.in april 2005, a pilot project was activated so as to establish a dog and cat tumour registry living in the venice and vicenza provinces (veneto region, north-eastern italy), with the aim of estimating the incidence of spontaneous tumours.	2009	19825169
canine nephrotoxicosis induced by melamine-contaminated pet food in italy.	two young dogs belonging to the same kennel placed nearby treviso (north-eastern italy) died at the end of 2008 with clinical signs of renal failure. they were subjected to necropsy and were evaluated for histopathological and toxicological changes. both the animals had same clinical signs and laboratory evidence of uremia. post mortem investigations revealed severe nephrotoxicosis, associated with uroliths deposition within renal tubules and pelvis. the predominant crystal type was identical to ...	2010	19915330
first report in italy of the exotic mosquito species aedes (finlaya) koreicus, a potential vector of arboviruses and filariae.	in the veneto region (north-eastern italy) an entomological surveillance system has been implemented since the introduction of the asian tiger mosquito (aedes albopictus) in 1991. during the routine monitoring activity in a tiger mosquito-free area, an unexpected mosquito was noticed, which clearly did not belong to the recorded italian fauna.	2011	21951867
west nile virus circulation in veneto region in 2008-2009.	summarywest nile virus (wnv) was detected in italy, in late summer 2008 in horses and birds in the po valley. as a consequence, an intense wnv surveillance was implemented in that area involving emilia-romagna, veneto and lombardy. this paper presents the results of the september 2008-november 2009 surveillance on equines, mosquitoes, wild birds, dogs and cattle in veneto. wnv was detected in equines and dogs, and, to a lesser extent in cattle and wild birds. simultaneous circulation of usutu vi ...	2011	20670469