| epidemiological analyses on animal parasitoses: recent activity of the i.m.i.p.p.v. | the paper presents a selected review of the epidemiological analyses performed in recent years (1984-1988) in the institute of malattie infettive, profilassi e polizia veterinaria of the university of bologna on animal parasitoses, with special reference to the evaluation of some risk factors of bovine, swine and canine helminthoses, and to the validity of the coprological test for some parasites of the red fox. | 1989 | 2487000 |
| listeria spp. and enteric pathogens in raw meat: a survey in the ferrara area. | the authors report the results of a study performed on 113 samples of raw meat of 6 different animal species in order to evaluate the extent of contamination by some organisms responsible for food-borne infections. a total of 2 strains of salmonella (1.7%), 36 of yersinia (31.8%), 35 of campylobacter (30.9%) and 13 of listeria (11.5%) were isolated. the possible role of contaminated meat in cases of human listeriosis is pointed out. | 1989 | 2491284 |
| [isolation in the ferrara province of campylobacter thermophile from man, animals, food and the environment during the 2-year period 1984-1985]. | during a two-years period (1984-1985), thermophilic campylobacters were sought in materials of various origin: isolation rates were as follows: from 1680 stool specimens of enteropathic patients, 6.0%; from 1920 stool specimens of asymptomatic subjects, 0.5%; from 325 stool specimens of healthy animals, belonging to 5 different species, 51.7%; from 106 meat samples of 6 different species, 32.1%; from 194 samples of raw milk, 0.5%; from 43 samples of surface waters, 37.2%; from 150 samples of was ... | 1988 | 3223996 |
| swine lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms in italy. | in the decade 1973-1982, data from all the principal diagnostic centers in italy reveals that swine lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms (lmn) have been observed only few times (78 cases). in a 25-year period (1950-1984) 48 cases were diagnosed in our institute, among which all the known forms of lmn, including the most uncommon such as multiple myeloma (1) and myeloid forms (4) including 1 chloroma and 1 erythraemic neoplasm. the incidence remains low; 1.17% of the diseased swine sent for necropsy, w ... | 1987 | 3314113 |
| risk factors for aujeszky's-disease seropositivity of swine herds of a region of northern italy. | vaccination programs to control aujeszky's-disease virus (adv) using ge-deleted vaccines are being considered in several european countries. knowledge of factors influencing adv-seropositivity for vaccinated herds might contribute to the success of these programs. a multivariable analysis of adv-seropositivity in 1248 swine herds (332 farrow-to-finish, 260 farrow-to-feeder and 656 finishing herds) in the emilia-romagna region of italy revealed that (1) high pig density (number of pigs in a 6-km ... | 2002 | 12114009 |
| updates on cystic echinococcosis (ce) in italy. | an update on cystic echinococcosis (ce) diffusion in italy during 2003-2005 is reported. ce seems to have a sporadic diffusion in the northern part of the country where this disease plays a minor role (prevalence < 1%). recent investigations have shown the occurrence of ce cases in humans from the mountains between reggio emilia and modena, with an average year incidence between 9.4 and 5.6/100,000. in abruzzo prevalences in sheep and cattle are 20.2% and 15.3%, with a fertility of 4.6% and 1.3% ... | 2006 | 16881397 |
| mitochondrial dna sequence variations in some italian wild boar populations. | in order to investigate the relationships between italian wild boar and major pig breeds, we studied the genetic variability of four wild boar populations in italy (arezzo, pisa, parma, bergamo) using a 533-bp fragment of the mitochondrial control region. sixty-nine wild boar samples were analysed, allowing the identification of 10 distinct haplotypes, which involve a total of 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms. phylogenetic and network analyses were performed also considering several sequences ... | 2009 | 19320773 |
| rapid characterization of dry cured ham produced following different pdos by proton transfer reaction time of flight mass spectrometry (ptr-tof-ms). | in the present study, the recently developed proton transfer reaction time of flight mass spectrometry (ptr-tof-ms) technique was used for the rapid characterization of dry cured hams produced according to 4 of the most important protected designations of origin (pdos): an iberian one (dehesa de extremadura) and three italian ones (prosciutto di san daniele, prosciutto di parma and prosciutto toscano). in total, the headspace composition and respective concentration for nine spanish and 37 itali ... | 2011 | 21645714 |
| dynamics and characterization of yeasts during ripening of typical italian dry-cured ham. | the evolution of the yeast population during manufacturing and ripening of dry-cured parma ham was investigated. contamination levels ranged from 10(5) to 10(7) cfu/g on muscle surface, 10(4) to 10(6) cfu/g on covering fat and exceeded 10(7) cfu/g on spreadable fat mince ("sugna"). two hundred and sixty one yeast isolates underwent identification test, showing that the predominant species of yeast population during the whole maturing process were debaryomyces hansenii, candida zeylanoides, debar ... | 2007 | 17418308 |
| [experimental pathogenic power of some "anonymous" mycobacterial strains isolated in man in emilia]. | | 1964 | 14272562 |
| biochemical and microbiological events of parma ham production technology. | parma ham technology relies on a few basic points. they are: a fresh meat substantially free of microbial deep contamination, a relatively long phase (up to 100 days) at cold temperatures at the beginning of processing, an uncovered muscular surface as reduced as possible, a long period of maturation. the final product, the matured ham, is the result of a slow process of dehydration which, combined with a limited penetration of salt into the muscles, lowers the water activity to values around 0. ... | 1993 | 8484913 |
| [findings on an epidemic of human trichinelliasis verified in italy]. | the present article completes the information already given in previous papers (mantovani et al., 1976; bellani et al., 1977; mantovani, 1978) and is connected with the research on the infection of horses by pampiglione et al. (1978). in september 1975 an epidemic of trichinellosis involving at least 89 people was reported at bagnolo in piano (reggio emilia). this present article describes the epidemiological investigations. in the introductory part, the trichinellosis outbreaks are summarized w ... | 1980 | 7031569 |
| [recent data on the spread of listeria spp. in the province of ferrara]. | the results of the investigations of listeria held from 1985 to 1989 in samples of foods, surface waters and stools are reported. on the whole 98 strains of listeria were isolated, 38 of which were l. monocytogenes. the first isolation of l. grayi from human stools is pointed out. | 1991 | 1670053 |
| first european report of swine infection by microsporum nanum. | the first european case of swine infection by microsporum nanum is reported. the infected pig came from a farm in the emilia-romagna region of italy. european records of human and lower animal infections by this fungus and soil isolation records are discussed. | 1976 | 1033462 |
| etiological [corrected] agents of rickettsiosis and anaplasmosis in ticks collected in emilia-romagna region (italy) during 2008 and 2009. | ticks are the main vectors of rickettsiae of the spotted fever group, as well as of a variety of other rickettsiales, including bacteria of the genus anaplasma, that might cause diseases in humans and animals. here we present the result of a survey for ticks and for tick-associated rickettsiales in the emilia romagna region (northern italy). the study was focused on ticks collected from wild-hunted animals. out of 392 ticks collected from these animals, 282 (72%) were identified as ixodes ricinu ... | 2012 | 22402940 |
| first reports of trichinella pseudospiralis in wild boars (sus scrofa) of italy. | trichinella pseudospiralis is a non-encapsulated species infecting both mammals and birds. in italy, this parasite was reported only in two night-birds of prey of central italy. in january 2010, trichinella larvae were detected in three wild boars (sus scrofa) of two regions of northern italy by enzymatic digestion. the parasites were identified as t. pseudospiralis by multiplex-pcr. the first infected wild boar was hunted in the emilia romagna region and the other two infected wild boars were b ... | 2011 | 21296503 |
| evaluation of different types of dry-cured ham by italian and french consumers. | the aim was to analyse the distribution of preferences between two group of consumers (100 consumers each) from different countries (italy and france), in order to establish which type of dry-cured ham is most acceptable and to compare results across countries using preference mapping. a preference test was carried out on four types of dry-cured hams: parma ham (p), italian non-branded ham (i) and hams derived from pigs fed a diet containing sunflower oil (2.5%) (s) or extruded linseed (5%) (l). ... | 2010 | 20374830 |