Publications by authors named "I Rossini"
Virus detection in food requires appropriate elution and concentration techniques which need to be adapted for different food matrices. ISO/TS-15216-1:2017 and ISO/TS-15216-2:2019 describe standard methods for hepatitis A virus (HAV) research in some food only. Milk-based products containing one or more types of fruit are not covered by ISO procedures, even though they can be contaminated by fruit added to these products or by the food handlers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBerries have repeatedly been associated with outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection. The fruits are usually minimally processed in the food industry due to their delicate nature. While washing treatments partially remove enteric viruses, the commonly used chemical additives produce toxic by-products.
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- The Gulf of La Spezia is a vital commercial region for shipping and mussel farming, but growing concerns about environmental impacts from human activities, like ship traffic and dredging, threaten mussel health.
- This study analyzed the health of farmed mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) using microbiological and histological techniques, along with biomarkers, over a year-long period from October 2015 to September 2016.
- Findings revealed a reservoir of potentially pathogenic organisms in mussels that could weaken their immune systems, though the overall levels of harmful parasites were generally low, with a notable exception of a new haplosporidian detected in a single mussel.
Opisthorchis felineus (family Opisthorchiidae) is a parasitic flatworm representing a serious threat to humans in some countries. Opisthorchiasis occurs after consumption of raw or undercooked cyprinid fish infected by the metacercarial stage of the parasite. Due to its small size, detection of the parasite in fish fillet is time-consuming and difficult.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWest Nile virus and Usutu virus have established in different parts of Italy over the past 10 years. Piemonte and Liguria Regions (Northwestern Italy) are known to be nonendemic areas, despite the presence of competent vectors and environmental conditions conducive to maintaining infection. This work evidences for the first time, through an entomological surveillance implemented on the basis of risk factor approach, the presence of West Nile and Usutu viruses in Piemonte and Liguria Regions (Northwestern Italy).
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