Although there are increasing reports on the prevalence of in wild species, this is the first case of listeriosis in sea turtle. An adult female was rescued after being stranded alive along the coast of the Abruzzo region (Italy) in summer 2021. The turtle died in 6 days due to respiratory failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe prevalence of endoparasite infections in 83 free-living specimens of , classified as vulnerable species, from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea was investigated by coprological examination. Thirty-seven (44.6%) turtles were found to be infected with helminths.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case of Vibrio parahaemolyticus- and V. alginolyticus-associated meningo-encephalitis in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) found stranded along the Adriatic coast of Italy in 2016 is herein reported, along with a minireview on V. parahaemolyticus and V.
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