Publications by authors named "C Chiapponi"
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- The study monitored the circulation of Influenza A virus (AIV) in wild ducks and birds in Lombardy from 2022-2024, analyzing samples collected from hunting and dead birds using real-time RT-PCR and whole genome sequencing.
- Out of 3,497 hunted ducks, 184 tested positive for AIV, revealing 21 different subtypes, with H5N1 HPAIV being the most common during winter 2022-2023.
- In surveys of dead wild birds, notably buzzards and gulls, two buzzards and one grey heron tested positive for H5N1, while gulls showed a significant increase in positivity from 0% in 2022 to 51%
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- Salmonellosis in dairy cattle is rising in Italy, impacting public and animal health, yet there's currently no control plan for dairy farms.
- A study focused on a Bredeney outbreak in a dairy farm detailed the infection spread, environmental contamination, and management measures taken, revealing that 48% of calf samples and 33% of environmental samples tested positive.
- The implementation of a health management plan helped control the outbreak, resulting in all follow-up samples being negative, showcasing the effectiveness of collaboration and indirect prophylactic measures in managing Salmonella outbreaks in complex farming environments.
Background: Occupational stress among emergency medical staff remains a central problem. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many studies were focused on the working conditions of clinical emergency staff, but few examined the occupational stress profiles of prehospital emergency dispatchers (ED). The aim of this study is therefore to provide baseline data on the differences in occupational stress profiles between prehospital and clinical emergency medical staff.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Frozen section (FS) analysis is strongly influenced by the experience of surgeons and pathologists. We analyzed its performance in a secondary care hospital with surgical and pathologic experience transferred from a university hospital.
Methods: Indications, results, and consequences of all thyroid FS performed between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022 were critically reviewed.