Publications

serological and molecular investigation of swine hepatitis e virus in pigs raised in southern italy.	hepatitis e virus (hev) infection is a common acute hepatitis transmitted by the fecal-oral route. in developed countries, the virus has a zoonotic potential, and domestic pigs and wild boars are considered main reservoirs. to assess the prevalence of hev-positive animals in the calabria region (southern italy) on a serological and molecular level, a total of 216 autochthonous healthy pigs (apulo-calabrese breed) were sampled. both sera and feces were collected. pigs were grouped based on age: 1 ...	2015	26555536
organochlorine pesticides and pcbs in wild boars from calabria (italy).	at present, there are no specific studies on the evaluation of environmental toxicological risks in calabria (south of italy) and on the presence of contaminants in the fauna of this region. the aim of the present research was to investigate the levels of contamination by oc pesticides and pcbs in some organs and tissues of wild boars (utilized as 'biological indicator') from various areas of calabria. quantitative determinations of organochlorines were carried out using gc-ecd and confirmed wit ...	2004	15327158
[on the incidence of leptospiral infections in cattle and swine in the province of catanzaro].		1966	6006582
vancomycin resistance and antibiotic susceptibility of enterococci in raw meat.	the purpose of this study was to investigate antimicrobial resistance, in particular to vancomycin, of enterococci in samples (100) of meat (beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, and pork) sold in retail outlets of catanzaro (italy). enterococci were identified to the species level. antimicrobial susceptibility tests for a large spectrum of antibiotics including glycopeptides were performed by the disk diffusion method. kappa statistic was used to evaluate associations of resistance to vancomycin with ot ...	2000	10914659
[survey of the epidemiological serology of q fever in the province of catanzaro].		1967	5629290