| head-to-head comparison of early vessel healing by optical coherence tomography after implantation of different stents in the same patient. | strut coverage represents the most powerful morphometric predictor of stent thrombosis and the best surrogate indicator of endothelization. the aim of this study was to get new insights on temporal patterns of vessel healing after stenting with different types of stent. | 2011 | 20962664 |
| risk factors for toxoplasmosis in pigs bred in sicily, southern italy. | the aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs raised and slaughtered in sicily, southern italy, and to evaluate the risk factors associated with the infection. samples were collected in seven slaughterhouses and on-site on 274 raising farms across sicily, in the period from january 2006 until march 2007. for each sampled pig born and raised in sicily, information was obtained on gender, age, origin, final destination of meat and farm management. ... | 2009 | 19246158 |
| characterization of anaplasma infections in sicily, italy. | this study aimed to characterize infection with anaplasma marginale, a. phagocytophilum, a. ovis, and a. platys in humans, animals, and ticks in sicily, italy, during 2003-2006. serologic (competitive elisa [celisa]) and indirect immunofluorescence antibody [ifa]; n= 1990) and dna (polymerase chain reaction [pcr]; n= 2788) tests were conducted on horse, donkey, cattle, sheep, goat, pig, dog, cat, roe deer, wild boar, human, and tick samples. the results reported herein suggested that in sicily c ... | 2008 | 19120181 |
| serological evidence for borna disease virus infection in children, cats and horses in sicily (italy). | | 2008 | 18771105 |
| toxoplasma gondii infections in sheep in sicily, southern italy. | the aim of the study was to determine the burden of toxoplasma gondii-infections in sheep in sicily, southern italy and the risk factors for infection. sera from 1961 sheep were collected just before slaughtering from 62 farms located in 8 out of 9 sicilian administrative districts. the sera were analysed for toxoplasma-specific igg antibodies using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. sheep less than 4 weeks old were further analysed by elisa for toxoplasma-specific igm-ant ... | 2007 | 17383099 |
| serological analysis and identification of feline calicivirus strains isolated in sicily. | the isolation and characterization of calicivirus strains from symptomatic cats are reported. the correlations between the feline calicivirus strains isolated and the vaccinal strain fcv f9 were investigated by a virus-neutralization test, suggesting a strong antigenic variability. | 2002 | 12019733 |
| hb a2-monreale [delta146(hc3)his-->arg], a novel delta chain variant detected in west sicily. | we report a novel mutation, hb a2-monreale [delta146(hc3)his-->arg], detected by cation exchange high performance liquid chromatography in a family from west sicily. the mutation is due to a cat-->cgt substitution at codon 146 of the delta-globin gene. the two carriers had reduced levels of normal hb a2 (1.1%), but comparable levels (0.9%) of the hb a2 variant. most likely the new variant has the same characteristics as hb cochin-port royal [beta146(hc3)his-->arg], that is stable but has a 75% r ... | 2002 | 11939506 |
| Prevalence of antibodies anti-bartonella henselae in Western sicily: children, blood donors, and cats. | To evaluate seroprevalence of B. henselae infection both in Sicilian children and healthy blood donors. Furthermore, circulation of Bartonella in the natural reservoir was also studied. Two hundred forty-three children, living in Sicily (Palermo), affected by various diseases, without clinical features suggesting B. henselae infection, together with 122 healthy blood donors were serologically investigated for IgG and IgM antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). One hundred twenty ... | 2012 | 22181817 |
| euthanasia of companion animals: a legal and ethical analysis. | in italy, the conditions under which euthanasia of small pets is justified are only partially regulated by law n. 281/1991, article 2 n. 6 and 9, by the later ministry circular n. 9 made on 10/03/1992 and by law n. 189/2004. law n. 281/1991, besides delegating the job of birth control in cat and dog populations to the regions, has made it statutory that stray dogs may only be euthanised when they are 'seriously or incurably ill or proven to be dangerous'. the ministry circular underlines the fac ... | 2006 | 17361075 |
| the european wildcats (felis silvestris silvestris) as reservoir hosts of troglostrongylus brevior (strongylida: crenosomatidae) lungworms. | the increasing reports of troglostrongylus brevior lungworm in domestic cats from italy and spain raised questions on its factual distribution and on the role wildcats play as reservoirs of these parasites. carcasses of 21 wildcats were collected in natural parks of southern italy (i.e., catania, sicily n=5 and matera, basilicata n=16) and biometrically and genetically identified as felis silvestris silvestris, but two as hybrids. troglostrongylus brevior and eucoleus aerophilus lungworms were f ... | 2014 | 25027610 |
| feline lungworm oslerus rostratus (strongylida: filaridae) in italy: first case report and histopathological findings. | oslerus rostratus syn. anafilaroides rostratus (strongylida: filaroididae) is a metastrongyloid transmitted by snails, which localizes in peri-bronchial tissues and in the lung parenchyma of wild as well as domestic cats. in europe, this nematode has been reported only on two occasions, being diagnosed in cats from majorca island and in northern spain. here, we describe a case of o. rostratus infection in a necropsied 4-year-old cat in sicily (southern italy). at the inspection of lungs, slender ... | 2014 | 25096533 |
| feline calicivirus strains isolated in italy. | feline calicivirus (fcv) has been recognised as major oral and respiratory pathogen of cats. the high correlation among the field viruses and fcv-f9 serotype has represented the immunological bases for the employ of fcv-f9 serotype as a vaccine for calicivirosis in cats. the aim of this paper was to evaluate, by in vitro neutralization assays, the antigenic correlation among the vaccine f9 and fcv field strains isolated in sicily (italy) from cats showing clinical forms referable to calicivirus ... | 2008 | 19227135 |
| [report of two cases of human ocular dirofilariasis in sicily]. | two human cases of subconjunctival dirofilariasis, observed in mazara del vallo (trapani) area, are described. a survey carried out in the same area revealed the presence of d. repens in 15 of the 46 dogs examined. the worms surgically removed, were found to be immature females with characters in agreement with the description of d. conjunctivae (addario, 1885) desportes 1939-40. when compared with females of d. repens obtained by experimental infection of the cat, a host not entirely suitable f ... | 1984 | 6600000 |