Publications by authors named "E Lazzaro"
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- Fish consumption in Europe is rising, particularly in freshwater fisheries, which are vital for local populations and tourism, but this growth highlights health risks from fish-borne zoonotic helminths (FBZHs), a type of food-borne parasite.
- Over 50 species of FBZH can infect humans, primarily from eating raw or undercooked fish, yet they are often overlooked in comparison to other food-related pathogens.
- The study reviews the prevalence of six FBZHs in Italy and nearby regions, examining their spread and urging for better research, the creation of comprehensive databases, and a coordinated European response to tackle these health issues with a One-Health approach.
BackgroundUsutu virus (USUV) is a flavivirus with an enzootic cycle between birds and mosquitoes; humans are incidental dead-end hosts. In Europe, the virus was first detected in Italy in 1996; since then, it has spread to many European countries.AimWe aimed to report on the epidemiology, surveillance, diagnosis and prevention of USUV infection in humans, mosquitoes and other animals in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) from 2012 to 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite the efforts to achieve a consistent classification scheme based on the complete S1 gene, the genetic characterization of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is often performed on partial S1 regions due to economic and time constraints in the diagnostic routine. Sanger sequencing remains the most common and cost-effective option even if the analysis of samples where multiple field and vaccine strain populations coexist can lead to partial or misleading results. The present study aimed to evaluate the different diagnostic outcomes of three commonly used RT-PCR methods targeting two regions of the S1 gene.
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- Feline panleukopenia, caused primarily by feline parvovirus (FPV), is a serious disease in cats that shows evolving virulence, highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring.
- The study analyzed FPV's molecular epidemiology in Italy from 2011 to 2019, distinguishing it from canine parvovirus (CPV) while exploring its genetic variations and links to disease severity.
- Findings revealed that while FPV's evolution features few long-distance spread events, most changes occurred locally, suggesting certain viral strains might influence clinical outcomes, emphasizing the importance of ongoing research in viral evolution and its clinical implications.
The excitation mechanism for low-n edge harmonic oscillations in quiescent H-mode regimes is identified analytically. We show that the combined effect of diamagnetic and poloidal magnetohydrodynamic flows, with the constraint of a Doppler-like effect of the ion flow, leads to the stabilization of short wavelength modes, allowing low-n perturbation to grow. The analysis, performed in tokamak toroidal geometry, includes the effects of large edge pressure gradients, associated with the local flattening of the safety factor and diamagnetic flows, sheared parallel and E×B rotation, and a vacuum region between plasma and the ideal metallic wall.
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