| the impact of predators on livestock in the abruzzo region of italy. | free-living populations of wolves (canis lupus linnaeus, 1758) and brown bears (ursus arctos linnaeus, 1758) regularly cause damage to livestock in the abruzzo region of italy. the laws of the region provide for compensation payments to owners for losses caused by predators. in the present paper, 4,993 validated claims made between 1980 and 1988 are examined. losses ascribed to wolf, bear and wild boar attacks were 92.1%, 7.8% and 0.1%, respectively, of the total losses caused by predators durin ... | 1993 | 8518446 |
| 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 |
| [monitoring of canine leishmaniasis in northern italy: an update from a scientific network]. | canine leishmaniasis (canl) due to leishmania infantum is a disease of great veterinary importance and a serious public health problem. in humans, l. infantum causes visceral (vl) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) and the distribution of vl overlaps that of canl. currently, vl is considered by who as an emerging zoonosis in southern europe. the dog is the only domestic reservoir of the infection and phlebotomine sandflies are the only proven vectors of leishmaniasis for dogs and humans. canl is e ... | 2004 | 15305715 |
| 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italy the epidemiological pattern of cistic echinococcosis (ce) is incomplete and the information for most regions is out of date, contradictory, and almost exclusively limited to the intermediate hosts.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 |
| 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 |
| autochthonous foci of canine and feline infections by dirofilaria immitis and dirofilaria repens in central italy. | this survey was conducted to investigate the presence of dirofilaria immitis and dirofilaria repens in native dogs and cats living in an area of italy where animal and human dirofilarioses have been sporadically reported in the past few years. from may 2008 to march 2009 individual blood samples were collected from 300 native cats and 300 native dogs in the abruzzo region of central italy. all 600 samples were subjected to a knott modified method, to a test for the detection of circulating d. im ... | 2010 | 20097479 |
| canine and feline infections by cardiopulmonary nematodes in central and southern italy. | capillaria aerophila, aelurostrongylus abstrusus, angiostrongylus vasorum and dirofilaria immitis are cardiopulmonary nematodes affecting dogs and cats and presently emerging in several countries. the results obtained in 2009 - 2010 during a study aiming to investigate the occurrence of these nematodes in regions from central (marche and abruzzo regions - sites a and b, respectively) and southern (apulia - site c) italy are here reported. a total of 534 and 436 individual faecal samples collecte ... | 2011 | 21739378 |
| epidemiological scenario of giardiosis in dogs from central italy. | in order to update and implement the data on the epidemiological situation of giardiosis in the italian arena, stool samples from 240 dogs living in the abruzzo region (central italy) were examined for prevalence, risk factors, and genotypes. giardia duodenalis cysts were detected in 26.6% of the dogs and kennel dogs tested. dogs younger than 12 months (38%) and with diarrhea (46%) were statistically more affected. species-specific g. duodenalis assemblages (c and d) were identified in kennel an ... | 2008 | 19120253 |
| free-roaming dogs and cats in central italy: public perceptions of the problem. | a cross-sectional telephone survey of randomly selected households examined the extent and types of problems associated with free-roaming dogs and cats in the teramo province of italy. the households were sampled randomly within each municipality; municipalities were combined into coastal, central hills and mountain regions for analysis. the survey was conducted in may and june of 2004 with a response rate of 74% (397/536). ninety percent of respondents (n=356) believed that free-roaming dogs an ... | 2008 | 18055046 |
| modeling the effect of sterilization rate on owned dog population size in central italy. | a spreadsheet population dynamics model was constructed to evaluate the impact of female dog sterilization on the domestic dog population for the province of teramo, italy. baseline owned dog population structure as well as the annual number of births, adoptions, abandonments, and purchases were estimated based on regional managed kennel data in addition to a telephone questionnaire administered to members of the local population. age- and gender-dependent death rates were based on domestic dog ... | 2007 | 17692414 |
| incidence of intentional poisoning of dogs in the abruzzo region of italy. | toxicological assays done between 1997 and 2000 on 105 presumed baits of the baits and poisonings in 408 dogs are reported. of the baits, 54.4% were positive for organophosphates and 27.5% for strychnine. in 31.1% of the dog cases, analysis confirmed the presence of toxic concentrations of organophosphate pesticides (43.3%) and strychnine (44.1%). | 2002 | 11931499 |
| sensitization to environmental antigens in asthmatic children from a central italian area. | this study was designed to evaluate the frequency of respiratory allergens in different age groups of asthmatic atopic children in the chieti-pescara area. we examined a pediatric population (507 children) aged between 1 to 17 years (mean 6.62 +/- 2.9). all the children were submitted to a panel of skin prick tests (spt) for 12 common aeroallergens: grass pollens (g.), parietaria (p.), olive (o.), artemisia (a.), ragweed (r.), dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and dermatophagoides farinae (d.p. & d ... | 2001 | 11327400 |
| isolation and characterisation of an aujeszky's disease virus naturally infecting a wild boar (sus scrofa). | isolation of aujeszky's disease virus (adv) from an injured, female wild boar (sus scrofa), shot dead by hunters, in an area adjacent to the abruzzo national park is reported. the brain was submitted for attempted virus isolation following episodes of mortality in several dogs and cats fed with meat from the wild boar. virus was isolated on first passage from the brain of the wild boar. the restriction fragment length polymorphism profile of the isolate was assessed as a type i. the role of stre ... | 1997 | 9220606 |
| arctic lineage-canine distemper virus as a cause of death in apennine wolves (canis lupus) in italy. | canine distemper virus (cdv) infection is a primary threat affecting a wide number of carnivore species, including wild animals. in january 2013, two carcasses of apennine wolves (canis lupus) were collected in ortona dei marsi (l'aquila province, italy) by the local veterinary services. cdv was immediately identified either by rt-pcr or immunohistochemistry in lung and central nervous tissue samples. at the same time, severe clinical signs consistent with cdv infection were identified and taped ... | 2014 | 24465373 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum in 20 dogs in the province of chieti, italy. | after a case of angiostrongylus vasorum (canine lungworm) was diagnosed in the province of chieti (italy) in early 2008, parasitological research was conducted to investigate the presence of the parasite in dogs in the area. a total of 178 dogs, 56 carcasses and 122 stool samples were examined between january and september 2008. the carcasses were examined for the presence of adult parasites in the right ventricle and pulmonary artery, and larval forms in the internal organ and brain tissues. th ... | 2011 | 21240853 |