Publications by authors named "G M G Puggioni"
Background: Identification of prodromal indicators of autism in infancy has the potential to identify behaviors relevant to early autism screening.
Methods: We report on data from a prospective general population birth cohort with maternal reported measures at 9 and 12 months: the Survey of Well-Being of Young Children (SWYC; general developmental surveillance) and the First Year Inventory-Lite v3.1b (FYI-Lite; autism specific parent report research tool).
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- West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause severe neurological diseases like meningitis and encephalitis, particularly affecting vulnerable populations such as the elderly.
- A case study of a 65-year-old woman reveals rapid worsening of her condition, leading to death within 10 days, despite receiving supportive treatment.
- The diagnosis was confirmed using nucleic acid amplification testing, and the study highlights the usefulness of nasopharyngeal swabs for virus sampling, emphasizing the need to monitor WNV outbreaks, particularly in areas with known circulation among birds.
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is the etiological agent of a highly prevalent viral infectious disease of carnivores, which could seriously lead to a threat to the conservation of the affected species worldwide [...
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- Viral diseases can have different clinical outcomes based on the virus strain and individual host responses; understanding these differences is crucial for developing therapies and prognostic markers.
- The study focused on the bluetongue virus in sheep, exploring how variations in the virus lead to a range of clinical symptoms, from mild to severe disease.
- Researchers used machine learning to analyze 332 parameters, identifying five key processes (virus replication, immune response modulation, inflammation, vascular damage, and immunosuppression) that influence the severity of bluetongue infections.
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- Porcine parvoviruses (PPVs) are major contributors to reproductive issues in pigs globally, with eight genetic variants identified across four genera.
- PPV7, first found in the USA in 2016, has spread to Europe, Asia, and South America, and was detected in pig farms in Italy facing reproductive challenges.
- In a study conducted in Sardinia, PPV7 was found in 20.59% of domestic and wild pig samples, with higher co-infection rates of Porcine Circovirus 2 and 3 in PPV7-positive pigs, and molecular analysis revealed a high frequency of viral recombination.