| epidemiological research on trichinellosis in apulia and basilicata (southern italy). | trichinellosis is a zoonotic infection and has a worldwide distribution. in italy numerous sporadic cases and outbreaks of human trichinellosis have been reported. the authors report an epidemiological survey of trichinellosis in apulia and basilicata, two regions of southern italy, where two outbreaks of human trichinellosi (about one hundred cases) have recently occurred, due to ingestion of wild boar meat (sausages). serological and/or parasitological research was carried out in the trichinel ... | 1990 | 2091943 |
| ticks infesting domestic animals in italy: current acarological studies carried out in sardinia and basilicata regions. | the note reviews published and unpublished data on acaralogical studies carried out by different parasitologists' groups in sardinia and basilicata regions. in sardinia 72 collecting sites were investigated and a total of 4,086 ticks were collected from hosts (cattle, sheep, goats and pigs) and from soil. so far 2,413 ticks belonging to six genera have been identified: rhipicephalus (67.2%), haemaphysalis (24.1%), hyalomma (2.7%), boophilus (0.7%), dermacentor (4.9%), ixodes (0.3%). host-associa ... | 1999 | 11071541 |
| a survey of yeasts in traditional sausages of southern italy. | the evolution of the yeast population during manufacturing and ripening of 'salsiccia sotto sugna', a typical salami of the lucania region (southern italy), was investigated. four different batches, produced in four farms in lucania, were studied. each batch showed a specific yeast population, and the most frequently isolated yeasts belonged to debaryomyces hansenii and its anamorph candida famata, and rhodotorula mucilaginosa. yarrowia lipolytica was isolated from three sausage batches. the y. ... | 2001 | 12702361 |
| cystic echinococcosis in italy from the 1950s to present. | in italy the epidemiological pattern of cistic echinococcosis (ce) is incomplete and the information for most regions is out of date, contradictory, and almost exclusively limited to the intermediate hosts. the disease is found most frequently in particular social and economic conditions: widespread use of extensive or semi-extensive sheep farming, illegal slaughtering, and high numbers of sheepdogs and other types of dogs. the highest incidence in sheep is found in sardinia (70.6-92.8%), sicily ... | 2004 | 16044697 |
| dermatological remedies in the traditional pharmacopoeia of vulture-alto bradano, inland southern italy. | dermatological remedies make up at least one-third of the traditional pharmacopoeia in southern italy. the identification of folk remedies for the skin is important both for the preservation of traditional medical knowledge and in the search for novel antimicrobial agents in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infection (ssti). our goal is to document traditional remedies from botanical, animal, mineral and industrial sources for the topical treatment of skin ailments. in addition to ssti reme ... | 2008 | 18254949 |