| flotac for diagnosis of endo-parasites in pet squirrels in southern italy. | the present study investigated the occurrence of endoparasites in pet squirrels in southern italy. fresh fecal samples were collected from 50 asymptomatic pet squirrels belonging to five different species (callosciurus finlaysonii, n=6, c. prevosti, n=6; tamias striatus, n=26, t. sibiricus, n=10; sciurus carolinensis, n=2) housed both in pet shops and/or in private residences. all fecal samples were processed using the flotac pellet technique to identify and count helminth eggs/larvae and protoz ... | 2014 | 24389007 |
| cryptococcus neoformans in the respiratory tract of squirrels, callosciurus finlaysonii (rodentia, sciuridae). | cryptococcosis is a fungal disease acquired from the environment, for which animals may serve as sentinels for human exposure. the occurrence of cryptococcus spp. in the respiratory tract of 125 squirrels, callosciurus finlaysonii, trapped in southern italy, was assessed. upon examination of nasal swabs and lung tissue from each individual, a total of 13 (10.4%) animals scored positive for yeasts, 7 for cryptococcus neoformans (c.n.) (5.6%) and 6 for other yeasts (4.8%). c.n. was isolated from t ... | 2015 | 26229151 |
| survey of hymenolepis spp. in pet rodents in italy. | we carried out the first survey of hymenolepis spp. infection in pet rodents in italy. fresh fecal samples were collected from 172 pet rodents as follows: guinea pigs (cavia porcellus; n = 60), squirrels (callosciurus finlaysonii, callosciurus prevosti, tamias striatus, tamias sibiricus, sciurus calorinensis; n = 52), hamsters (phodopus campbelli, mesocricetus auratus; n = 30), chinchillas (chinchilla lanigera; n = 13), rats (rattus norvegicus; n = 10), and mice (mus minutoides; n = 7). these an ... | 2015 | 26290218 |
| systematic pathologic findings report of callosciurusfinlaysonii (horsfield, 1823) (rodentia, sciuridae) squirrels from maratea area (south italy) to investigate species-specific pathologies, reliability of co2 euthanasia method, and possible use as environmental sentinels. | the aim of the present study was to macroscopically and microscopically describe the main pathological findings occurring in this invasive species, in order to better understand the real risks for naïve animals and humans. the present study was conducted on callosciurusfinlaysonii squirrels (n = 165), captured in the maratea area and euthanatized with co2 according to a population control of invasive species of the italian agriculture ministry project (ex cipe project) and conferred to the depar ... | 2020 | 33008088 |
| real-time pcr assay for screening pneumocystis in free-living wild squirrels and river rats in italy. | we used a real-time pcr (rtpcr) targeting a 150-bp amplicon of the mitochondrial small subunit of ribosomal rna (mtssu rrna) to screen for pneumocystis dna in lungs of wild squirrels ( callosciurus finlaysonii, n = 85) and river rats ( myocastor coypus, n = 43) in italy. the rtpcr revealed pneumocystis dna in 20 of 85 (24%) squirrels and in 35 of 43 (81%) river rats, and was more sensitive than a nested pcr that targets a portion of the mtssu rrna and the mitochondrial large subunit of rrna (mtl ... | 2018 | 30204066 |
| assessment of detection methods and vegetation associations for introduced finlayson's squirrels (callosciurus finlaysonii) in italy. | managing biological invasions requires rapid, cost-effective assessments of introduced species' occurrence, and a good understanding of the species' vegetation associations. this is particularly true for species that are elusive or may spread rapidly. finlayson's squirrel (callosciurus finlaysonii) is native to thailand and southeastern asia, and two introduced populations occur in peninsular italy. one of the two introduced populations is rapidly expanding, but neither effective monitoring prot ... | 2018 | 29468263 |