| [ancient dna studies: from paleopathology to population genetics]. | we discuss the relevance of ancient dna studies for novel approaches to a variety of fields of scientific inquiry, including population and evolutionary genetics, prehistoric archaeology, paleopathology and history of human diseases. to exemplify the potential of ancient dna research, we provide accounts of studies currently conducted at our laboratories in four different areas: 1) origins of the dog and phylogeny of prehistoric italian canids; 2) paleogenetics of ancient roma; 3) antiquity for ... | 2002 | 14510002 |
| [ticks and the pediatrician]. | the match between ticks and pediatricians in italy is usually a seasonal event related to the spring and summer trips and to the increasing of outdoor activity that sun and warm weather allow, both for children and ticks. so cared parents reach emergencies asking for tick removal but more often after the tick has yet been removed by empirical manoeuvres and after the killing and the destruction of the "enemy". we have scheduled, in the years 2002-2003, the 167 children that reached our unit for ... | 2004 | 15305698 |
| 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italy the epidemiological pattern of cistic echinococcosis (ce) is incomplete and the information for most regions is out of date, contradictory, and almost exclusively limited to the intermediate hosts.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 |
| dog filariosis in the lazio region (central italy): first report on the presence of dirofilaria repens. | epidemiological investigations were carried out in the lazio region to assess the status of canine filariosis and to evaluate the actual risk for veterinary and medical public health. | 2005 | 16185352 |
| new findings on anaplasmosis caused by infection with anaplasma phagocytophilum. | ixodes ricinus (i. ricinus) is one of the vectors of anaplasma phagocytophilum (a. phagocytophilum) in europe, in which rates of infection range from 1.9% to 34%. in 1998, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis-like (hge-like) ehrlichia dna was detected in italy, by pcr technique in one i. ricinus nymph out of 55 ticks that were examined. in 1996, 6.3% of 310 human sera in high-risk subjects from italy were found positive for antibodies to ehrlichia phagocytophila (e. phagocytophila). in the same year, ... | 2006 | 17135539 |
| epidemiology and direct medical costs of human leishmaniasis in italy. | in the last decades, visceral leishmaniasis infection rate has increased in western mediterranean areas. epidemiological data show that in italy, especially in some regions, the prevalence of canine form is high. the aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiological setting of leishmaniasis in italy, according to age groups and geographical areas, and to estimate the associated direct medical costs. | 2007 | 17506235 |
| behavioural and physiological indicators of shelter dogs' welfare: reflections on the no-kill policy on free-ranging dogs in italy revisited on the basis of 15 years of implementation. | the italian national law 281 of 1991 forbids the euthanatization of free-ranging dogs, unless they have an incurable illness or are proved to be dangerous. without neglecting the undeniable benefits of the "no-kill" policy, nevertheless it has brought about a chronic overpopulation in shelters and, as a result, higher costs of management and welfare problems since some dogs remain in the shelter for life. in 2004-2008, the istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale of the lazio and tuscany regions ca ... | 2014 | 24907692 |
| first finding of dirofilaria repens in a natural population of aedes albopictus. | the invasive mosquito aedes albopictus (skuse) (diptera: culicidae) has become widespread in italy during the past decade. also italy has foci of canine filariasis caused by dirofilaria (spirurida: onchocercidae), due to subcutaneous d. repens railliet & henry as well as the dog heartworm d. immitis (leidy) transmitted by various vector mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae). in 2002, at fiumicino, west of rome (lazio region), 17% of dogs were found to have d. repens microfilariae in peripheral blood. ... | 2003 | 14651660 |
| acarological studies in two protected areas of central italy. | in the present note are reported the results of preliminary studies on tick distribution in two wildlife areas of abruzzo (national park of abruzzo, a mountainous area, approximately 40,000 ha, in central apennines, interesting abruzzo, latium and molise regions) and latium (capocotta-castel porziano presidential reserve, on the tyrrhenian coast, 30 km from rome). sampling of ticks from domestic and wild mammals as well as from vegetation, was performed in three different areas of the national p ... | 1999 | 11071544 |
| [proposal for changing the ministerial instructions for antirabies prophylaxis in the light of the experience of the centro antirabbico di roma]. | records of clinical assistance and of post-exposure antirabies prophylaxis from 4820 outpatients who attended the antirabies center of rome following animal bites in 1986 were analysed. we observed a high proportion of people submitted to active immunization (44% received at least one shot of hdcv vaccine) in spite of the fact that rabies is absent from central italy since many decades in both wild and domestic animals. these considerations suggest the opportunity of a major revision of the offi ... | 1988 | 3268776 |
| [a case of leptospirosis in an agrarian community]. | a mortal case of leptosprosis happened in a little agricultural community situated in a country town in the south lazio region, and in consequence of that the local health unit originated a series of epidemiological investigation and preventive treatments. serological tests were effectuated both on the residents of the interested area and on animals of the farm. these serological tests gave positive results for four inhabitants and eight animals. the agricultural community were subjected to a ch ... | 1989 | 2483068 |
| aedes albopictus and culex pipiens implicated as natural vectors of dirofilaria repens in central italy. | to identify the natural vectors of dirofilaria repens railliet et henry, entomological samplings were carried out in four sites within the lazio region, foci of canine subcutaneous dirofilariasis. collections were made in 2002-2003 by means of dog-baited and miniature centers for disease control and prevention traps as well as on humans. microscopy identified 1576 attracted mosquito females as belonging to six species, but molecular diagnostics detected filarial dna only in culex pipiens l. and ... | 2007 | 18047207 |