| observed prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in domestic animals in sicily, italy during 2003-2005. | the objective of this study was to characterize the observed prevalence of tick-borne pathogens (tbp) in domestic animals in sicily, italy during 2003-2005. serological (competitive elisa and indirect immunofluorescence antibody, n = 3299) and dna tests (polymerase chain reaction and reverse line blot, n = 2565) were conducted on horse, donkey, cattle, sheep, goat, pig and dog samples. pathogens analysed included anaplasma, ehrlichia, rickettsia, babesia and theileria species, and coxiella burne ... | 2007 | 17359441 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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italy the epidemiological pattern of cistic echinococcosis (ce) is incomplete and the information for most regions is out of date, contradictory, and almost exclusively limited to the intermediate hosts.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 |
| livestock production and animal health in sicily, italy. | in sicily, as in other mediterranean areas, livestock represents one of the most important resources for the island economy. this sector involves more than 16,000 farms of cattle and 10,000 farms of sheep and goats (respectively 6% and 15% of national production) which are actually increasing their number. most livestock in sicily is owned by small holders and pastoralists. regional production of milk feeds some industries, which involve a large and increasing occupational area. due to its pecul ... | 1999 | 11071536 |
| short report: identification of the likely etiologic agent of human trichinellosis in sicily (italy) between 1933 and 1946. | larvae of trichinella sp. collected in 1961 from muscle samples of the last infected domestic pig slaughtered in sicily (italy), and preserved in absolute ethyl alcohol until 1997, have been identified as trichinella spiralis by the polymerase chain reaction. this finding explains the severity of the clinical picture, resulting in death, and the high number of fatal cases (20 of 184, 11%) observed in three sicilian outbreaks between 1933 and 1945, caused by the consumption of sausages from pigs ... | 1998 | 9886198 |
| epidemiology of boutonneuse fever in western sicily: isolation of spotted fever group rickettsiae from rhipicephalus sanguineus (fam. ixodidae). | spotted fever group rickettsiae were isolated from dog ticks (r. sanguineus) removed from dogs in different areas of western sicily. | 1986 | 3951368 |
| italian experience in salmonella spp. isolations from 1973 to 1986. | a total of 150,072 strains of salmonella were isolated in italy over a 14-year period. the strains from humans, food, animals and from environmental samples reached the national centre for enterobacteria in rome and the interregional centres for enterobacteria in milan, palermo and pisa to be characterized according to their serotype. s. typhimurium was the most frequently isolated serotype from both humans and food in nearly all the years considered. pork was the source most frequently found to ... | 1989 | 2654574 |
| a serological survey of swine parvovirus infection in italy. | a serological survey to detect the presence of porcine parvovirus (ppv) infection in italy and its geographic distribution was conducted. 1,332 samples of serum collected in 1983/1984/1985 were taken from pig breeding herds and, to a lesser extent, from fattening piggeries of representative regions of italy. they were tested using the hemagglutination inhibition test (hit). the results of the serological study indicate that parvovirus infection is widespread in italian herds having 70.3% of sera ... | 1989 | 2550741 |
| [yersinia enterocolitica in fresh and packaged meats]. | in these last years it was observed an increased frequency of human infections by y. enterocolitica supported mostly in europe by serotype 0:3 and 0:9, and by serotype 0:8 in u.s.a. as far as it is concerned the transmission form to man, in addition to the possible infection between men, the one from animal to man and the one consequent on water use, most important suspicions are about foods derived from infected animals or however contaminated by man (fresh or preserved or processed meat, milk ... | 1989 | 2484479 |
| molecular epidemiology of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated from livestock and wild animals in italy suggests the need for a different eradication strategy for bovine tuberculosis. | bovine tuberculosis (btb) is an important zoonosis, which has been re-emerging in different ecological scenarios. in sicily, italy, from 2004 to 2014, an anatomopathological survey for tuberculosis-like lesions both in farmed and wild animals was performed. the isolates were genotyped using spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeats (miru-vntr) techniques. high prevalence of lesions was observed for cattle (4%), pigs (4.9%) and wild boars (6.8 ... | 2017 | 29205877 |
| bioaccumulation of dioxin-like substances and selected brominated flame retardant congeners in the fat and livers of black pigs farmed within the nebrodi regional park of sicily. | an observational study was designed to assess the bioaccumulation of polychlorodibenzodioxins (pcdd) and polychlorodibenzofurans (pcdf), dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls (dl-pcb), and 13 selected polybromodiphenylethers (pbde) in autochthonous pigs reared in the nebrodi park of sicily (italy). perirenal fat and liver samples were drawn from animals representative of three different outdoor farming systems and from wild pigs and then analyzed for the chemicals mentioned previously. the highest con ... | 2011 | 21333146 |
| 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 |
| serological survey on aujeszky's disease, swine influenza and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infections in italian pigs. | aujeszky's disease (ad), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (prrs) and swine influenza (si) are among the principal agents of respiratory diseases of pigs. the aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of antibodies to shv-1, prrsv and siv in pigs reared in sicily. an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the glicoprotein ge of pseudorabies virus, for prrsv and for siv was performed. antibodies against ge of shv-1 were detected in 171 serum samples (14.6%), whereas prrsv antibo ... | 2008 | 19227130 |
| epidemiology of human and animal trichinellosis in italy since its discovery in 1887. | the epidemiology of trichinellosis in italy is characterised by a sylvatic cycle present only on the mainland. the domestic cycle probably never existed, though a domestic focus occurred on the island of sicily between 1933 and 1946. the red fox is the main reservoir, with the prevalence of infection ranging from 0.0% in lowlands to 60% in the alps. the main etiological agent is trichinella britovi. trichinella pseudospiralis has been detected in two birds. from 1948 to march 2000, trichinellosi ... | 2001 | 11484328 |
| [research on the epidemiology-epizootology of leptospirosis. i. serological studies on the role of the hedgehog, erinaceus europaeus var. italicus barrett-hamilton, 1900, in the spread of pathogenic leptospira]. | | 1973 | 4807679 |
| epidemiological significance of the domestic black pig (sus scrofa) in maintenance of bovine tuberculosis in sicily. | bovine tuberculosis (btb) is an emerging disease among wild animals in many parts of the world. wildlife reservoir hosts may thus represent a potential source of infection for livestock and humans. we investigated the role played by the sicilian black pig, an autochthonous free- or semi-free-ranging domestic pig breed, as a potential source of btb infection in an area where btb prevalence in cattle is high. we initially performed a preliminary field study to assess the occurrence of btb in such ... | 2012 | 22322347 |
| polymerase chain reaction method for leptospirosis, analysis on samples from an autochthon swine population in sicily, italy. | we set a method targeting 16 rrna gene consisting in a single polymerase chain reaction of 40 cycles which is specific for pathogenic leptospira. negative polymerase chain reaction results were observed with nonpathogenic leptospira (serovar patoc) and other bacteria species. by this method a survey on a population of autochthon swine herds had been conducted in sicily particularly on kidney samples of slaughtered animals and on urine samples from live animals. the analysis showed that a prevale ... | 2005 | 17966471 |
| like a pig out of water: seaborne spread of domestic pigs in southern italy and sardinia during the bronze and iron ages. | southern italy has a long history of human occupation and passage of different cultures since the early holocene. repeated, ancient introductions of pigs in several geographic areas in europe make it difficult to understand pig translocation and domestication in italy. the archeozoological record may provide fundamental information on this, hence shedding light on peopling and on trading among different ancient cultures in the mediterranean. yet, because of the scanty nature of the fossil record ... | 2017 | 27649620 |