Publications by authors named "Claudia Nassuato"
Article Synopsis
- The European Union experienced three significant epidemic seasons recently, with the HPAI outbreak in 2021-2022 being the most severe, particularly affecting Italy.
- In Lombardy, over 66.7% of HPAI outbreaks occurred in areas with the highest poultry density, indicating a direct link between bird density and outbreak likelihood.
- To mitigate future HPAI outbreaks, it's suggested that more robust control measures be implemented, alongside considering vaccination in high-risk areas.
The first events of bee decline in Italy were reported during 1999. Since then, population decline has frequently been reported in Lombardy. In this study, the association between bee decline and the type of land surrounding the apiary was evaluated.
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- A study conducted over 9 years in northern Italy examined 23,000 hunter-harvested wild boars for tuberculosis, focusing on lymph nodes for infection analysis.
- Various diagnostic methods, including PCR techniques and culture isolation, confirmed the presence of Mycobacterium microti, which was found to have a stable diffusion rate of 5.8% during a prevalence study in 2006.
- The study also identified a new spoligotype of M. microti, expanding the understanding of its genetic variability and geographic distribution in wild boars.
In 2006 and 2007 pig farming in the region of Lombardy, in the north of Italy, was struck by an epidemic of Swine Vesicular Disease virus (SVDV). In fact this epidemic could be viewed as consisting of two sub-epidemics, as the reported outbreaks occurred in two separate time periods. These periods differed in terms of the provinces or municipalities that were affected and also in terms of the timing of implementation of movement restrictions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvestigation on the origin of prednisolone in urine and adrenal glands of cows.
Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
January 2014
Prednisolone is a steroid belonging to the corticosteroid group. The results obtained in the application of the 2008 and 2009 Italian Residue Control Plans show the frequent detection of prednisolone traces in cow's urine. Since most of the positive samples were detected at the slaughterhouse, the researchers hypothesised that, together with an increase of cortisol concentration, traces of prednisolone could be produced endogenously during stressful situations due to transport and handling before slaughter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe amniotic membrane has long been applied for wound healing and treatment of ophthalmological disorders, even though the mechanisms underlying its actions remain to be clarified. Recently, cells derived from fetal membranes of human term placenta have raised strong interest in regenerative medicine for their stem cell potential and immunomodulatory features. Our study aimed to investigate the possible utility of amniotic membrane to limit postischemic cardiac injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFetal membranes (amnion and chorion) have recently raised significant attention as potential sources of stem cells. We have recently demonstrated that cells derived from human term placenta show stem cell phenotype, high plasticity, and display low immunogenicity both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, placenta-derived cells, after xenotransplantation, are able to engraft in solid organs including the lung.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate recurrence rate and disease-free interval (DFI) of dogs with low-grade soft tissue spindle cell sarcoma of the extremities treated by marginal excision.
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Animals: Dogs (n=35) with soft tissue low-grade spindle cell sarcoma.