Publications by authors named "R C C Lia"
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- The study focuses on five species of Phortica flies in Europe and the Middle East, particularly Phortica variegata and Phortica okadai, known as vectors for the zoonotic eyeworm Thelazia callipaeda, in a region near Rome, Italy.
- Over three years (2018-2020), researchers collected and identified nearly 5,600 flies, revealing a dominance of Phortica variegata, which was found to be infected with T. callipaeda, while Phortica oldenbergi showed differing behavior in fruit traps.
- Environmental factors like temperature, wind speed, and pressure influenced the population dynamics of these species, with the study being the first to explore these ecological interactions
Background: Within the framework of sustainable and effective control methods for Aedes albopictus, two different conidial suspensions, BbCS-1 and BbCS-2 (respectively without and with nutrients), were used as solvents for the biopolymers water-soluble 2-hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) and sodium alginate (SA). In this way, two different classes of hydrogels were prepared for each polymer (previously shown to attract tiger mosquito oviposition) to produce HEC-based and SA-based Bb/Gel systems with and without nutrients. The aim was to achieve a long-lasting and cost-effective lure-and-kill oviposition substrate useful for lethal ovitraps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEquids may be infected by zoonotic Leishmania spp., including Leishmania infantum, in regions where canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is endemic, and Leishmania martiniquensis, which has been reported in horses from Central Europe. This study was designed to evaluate the occurrence of both Leishmania spp.
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- Modeling approaches help local public health agencies predict mosquito populations but rely on high-quality data.
- Our study focuses on collecting and standardizing egg count data for the mosquito Aedes albopictus from 2010 to 2022 across several European countries.
- The processed data is available in the open-access database VectAbundance, improving data access and reliability for public health models.
ParSCo (Parasitology Summer Course) is an intense, 1-week-long summer course organized by the Parasitology Unit of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy, with the support of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP), the European Veterinary Parasitology College (EVPC) and Parasites and Vectors. The course, which is conducted in southern Italy, is planned for parasitologists and post-graduate students working in the field of parasitology. The course consists of theoretical and practical lessons, which include the collection, identification and diagnosis of parasites of pets, livestock and wildlife.
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