480 research outputs found
Fatal infection with Taenia martis metacestodes in a ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) living in an Italian zoological garden
No full textA case of fatal infection caused by larval forms of Taenia martis in a ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) living in the Rome zoological garden is described. The animal, living in a semi-natural pen with other 15 conspecific individuals and being fed with fresh fruit and vegetables, yoghurt and eggs, was transported to the Istituto Zooprofilattico of Rome for post-mortem examination. The anamnesis included, ten days before the death, apathy, lack of appetite, abdominal distension and diarrhoea. A severe exudative fibrinous-purulent peritonitis with numerous adhesions between the abdominal wall and the bowel loops was detected. After intestine removal, two free and viable, 4cm long, whitish, leaf-like parasitic forms were pinpointed. Macroscopic examination of the two parasites allowed their identification as larval stages of cestodes, identified via molecular analysis as T. martis metacestodes. This report represents the first record of T. martis infection in the host species and in a zoological garden and for the pathological relevance of the infection
Brevi note sul regime impositivo dei proventi derivanti dalle vincite da gioco realizzate sul territorio nazionale. La C.G.U.E. conferma la natura discriminatoria della normativa domestica
No full textCon le sentenze 22 ottobre 2014, C-344/13 e C 367/13, la Corte di giustizia europea ha considerato discriminatoria la normativa domestica che assoggetta a imposizione le vincite realizzate in case da gioco situate in altri Stati membri, esonerando al contempo dalla tassazione le somme percepite in quelle situate nel territorio italiano. I giudici del rinvio hanno chiesto che la C.G.U.E. si pronunciasse in ordine alla compatibilità della normativa italiana con quella Europea, nella parte in cui impone la tassazione alle sole vincite maturate presso case da gioco situate in altri Stati dell'Unione e se in particolare, detta disciplina presentasse dei profili di discriminazione. In secondo luogo la Commissione Tributaria rimettente ha domandato se i giudici di Lussemburgo ravvisassero la ratio di tale differente trattamento fiscale nell'esigenza di evitare l'introduzione in Italia di denaro di dubbia provenienza e nell'opportunità di combattere la ludopatia. La Corte UE si è soffermata soprattutto sul secondo quesito, rilevando che il Governo di uno Stato membro non può validamente presumere in maniera generale e senza distinzioni che gli organismi e gli enti stabiliti in un altro Stato membro si dedichino ad attività criminali. Una restrizione discriminatoria infatti può trovare giustificazione soltanto quando persegua obiettivi attinenti all'ordine pubblico, alla pubblica sicurezza o alla sanità pubblica, tutti elementi non ravvisabili nella fattispecie sottoposta all'esame dei giudici comunitari.Trattasi di una pronuncia che rappresenta l'ultimo decisivo passo nell'ambito di un percorso volto ad una sempre più incisiva lotta alla ludopatia e auspica una più progressiva e una più stretta collaborazione tra gli Stati membri, volta alla previsione di comuni standard di garanzia e all'introduzione di una direttiva quadro
Riflessioni sul trattamento iva dei finanziamenti pubblici. Il caso delle società aeroportuali. Profili di diritto interno e comunitario
No full textCon la sentenza in rassegna, la Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di
Cagliari è stata chiamata a pronunciarsi sulla dibattuta questione del corretto
inquadramento ai fini IVA delle erogazioni di denaro effettuate dalla
Pubblica Amministrazione a soggetti pubblici o privati.
Il collegio giudicante, non condividendo l’iter argomentativo dell’Amministrazione
resistente, ha ricondotto le somme contestate all’interno dei
«contributi pubblici», con conseguente relativa esclusione dall’ambito di
applicazione dell’IVA per difetto del presupposto oggettivo. I giudicanti
hanno infatti individuato nel rapporto tra la società aeroportuale e la Regione
Sardegna, un obbligo di facere «generico» per il perseguimento di fini
istituzionali di carattere generale.
È stato quindi correttamente esclusa l’inquadrabilità del suindicato rapporto
nell’ambito del mandato senza rappresentanza, come inizialmente
ipotizzato dalla Guardia di Finanza di Cagliari o, come da ultimo sostenuto
dall’Agenzia delle Entrate, nel contratto di somministrazione, e ciò in
quanto entrambe le ipotesi avrebbero richiesto la sussistenza di un vincolo
sinallagmatico fra le presunte controprestazioni.
Le conclusioni assunte con la pronuncia in analisi, hanno ricevuto l’avallo
della Commissione Europea che, con la Decisione n. SA33983 2013/C
del 29 luglio 2016, ha concluso per l’incompatibilità con il mercato interno
della compensazione finanziaria erogata dalle società di gestione aeroportuale alle compagnie aeree per il finanziamento delle attività di cui alla
legge della Regione Sardegna n. 10/2010. La Commissione ha, infatti, qualificato
i finanziamenti erogati alle compagnie aeree quali potenziali aiuti
di Stato, radicalmente incompatibili con l’esecuzione di controprestazioni
onerose, ed ha definito gli operatori aeroportuali quali meri intermediari.The Provincial Tax Court of Cagliari, with the commented Judgment, was
asked to decide the discussed case of the right classification, regarding VAT requirements,
of public financing in favor of public or private economic players.
Contrary to the opinion asserted by the Tax Administration, the Court considered
this kind of funds as «public contribution», therefore excluding their
relevance for the VAT because of the lack of its objective requirement. In fact,
the Court considered that the obligation of the airport managing company,
which firstly received the money, was an unspecified facere to pursue a general
public interest.
Therefore, properly the Court stated that the contract between Sardinia and
the company was not a mandato senza rappresentanza, as it was contrary considered
by the Guardia di Finanza, neither a contratto di somministrazione,
as it was contrary considered by the Tax Administration, because both those
interpretations need the parties to have synallagmatic obligations.
This approach is confirmed by the European Commission, whose Decision
no. SA33983 2013/C of July 29th 2016 stated that this kind of contribution,
distributed by the airport managing companies to the airlines companies in
order to follow the public interest pursued by the Sardinian Law n. 10/2010, is
incompatible with the European market. In fact, the Commission qualified the
contribution given to the airlines companies as a potential State aids, that is totally
incompatible whit an obligation for the beneficiary to do something, and,
therefore, considered the airport managing companies as merely intermediary
Imaging the electron charge density in monolayer MoS2 at the Ångstrom scale
No full text<p>update: V2 now includes MoS2_valence_DFT.tif, MoS2_core_DFT.tif, CORE_2X2_Mo_6 DFT charge density files which were used as input to the STEM simulation code. Please see V1 to download all other files and code.</p>
<p>This repository includes the data and Python code used to produce the figures in the manuscript. The code was authored by Joel Martis, please contact him ([email protected]) for any questions about terminology and usage.</p>
<p>Please see the arXiv preprint for the manuscript and full author list. The Zenodo list only includes the first co-author for brevity.</p>
<p>https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.09478</p>
<p>https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39304-9</p>https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.0947
Human Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis, Switzerland
No full textNeurocysticercosis is almost exclusively caused by Taenia solium tapeworms. We describe a case of neurocysticercosis in Switzerland caused by infection with Taenia martis, the marten tapeworm, and review all 5 published cases of human infection with the marten tapeworm. In epidemiologically nonplausible cases of neurocysticercosis, zoonotic spillover infections should be suspected
Appendix C. Results of the indicators of hydrologic alteration analysis for Martis Creek, California, 1979–2008.
No full textResults of the indicators of hydrologic alteration analysis for Martis Creek, California, 1979–2008
Filaria martis Gmelin 1790 (Spirurida, Filariidae) affecting beech marten (Martes foina): morphological description and molecular characterisation of the cytochrome oxidase c subunit
No full textFilaria martis causes a poorly known subcutaneous filariosis in mustelids. Few information is available about lesions that F. martis causes in beech martens, on its morphology, biology and the occurrence of the infection. From 1997 to 2006, 29 beech martens from two sites of southern Italy (Sites A and B) have been necropsied. Ectoparasites and nematodes were collected and morphologically identified. A variable region of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) of F. martis has been characterised to compare females presenting caudal tips smooth without spines (i.e. Morphotype 1-Mrph. 1) and with spines (i.e. Mrph. 2). All ticks collected were identified as Haemaphysalis erinacei. Eleven animals from Site A were found infected by F. martis nematodes in subcutaneous tissue in both membranous capsules or free under the inner skin surface. The most important morphological characters of F. martis have been reported and discussed. The molecular analysis showed 100% homology among cox1 sequences from Mrph. 1 and 2 thus indicating that the shape of female posterior edge may vary among specimens of F. martis. The results here presented provide new insights into the biology, ecology and morphological characteristics of this scantly known nematode
Massive subcutaneous filariosis by Filaria martis in beech marten (Martes foina) in Italy
No full textThe beech marten (Martes foina) is a small-size mustelid endangered according to the IUCN Red List. Despite the plethora of parasites potentially affecting its population decline, subcutaneous filarioids are occasionally reported in martens and their competent arthropod vectors are to date unknown. Therefore, from January 2023 to August 2024, this study investigated the presence of subcutaneous filarioids and ectoparasites of road-killed beech martens (n = 7) from southwestern Italy. One marten (14.3 %, 95 % CI: 2.6–51.3) was massively infected with subcutaneous filarioids, i.e., 18 specimens (11 males and 7 females) in the dorso-posterior region, where mild redness and sloughing of skin were found. All the filarioids were identified as Filaria martis via morphology and Sanger sequencing of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene that revealed a single sequence type (GenBank accession number PQ034642) having 100 % nucleotide identity with those available in the literature. The phylogenetic analysis displayed a bootstrap value of 100 % between the cox1 sequences of F. martis of this study and those of beech martens from Italy and European minks from Spain. Haemolymph, gut, and salivary glands of the Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from the infected marten scored negative for F. martis larvae and DNA by dissection and PCR, respectively. This study reported for the first time F. martis subcutaneous filariosis in southwestern Italy, previously outlined only in northern and southeastern areas, indicating the circulation of this poorly investigated filarioid. Knowledge of the competent vectors involved in the biological cycle of F. martis requires further experimental studies
First case of peritoneal cysticercosis in a non-human primate host (Macaca tonkeana) due to Taenia martis
No full textBACKGROUND: Infections with larval stages (metacestodes) of a variety of taeniid species have been described in primates, including humans, with partial to severe clinical consequences. Taenia martis is a tapeworm of mustelids, and martens are mainly their definitive hosts in Central Europe. In the rodent intermediate host cysticerci develop in the pleural and peritoneal cavities. The present report describes a case of T. martis peritoneal cysticercosis in a Tonkean macaque. FINDINGS: An abdominal mass was detected in a 3-year-old male Tonkean macaque (Macaca tonkeana) born and raised in a primate colony in France. Examination of the mass after laparotomy showed numerous vesicles identified as cysticerci of T. martis, based on the morphology of scolex and hooks, with confirmation by PCR amplification and sequence analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (nad1) genes. Exeresis of the lesion was not possible and praziquantel (5.7 mg/kg) was given twice at an interval of 3 days. The abdominal mass was greatly diminished upon examination 2 months later and no signs of recurrence were noticed during the following 4 years. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of T. martis cysticercosis in a monkey. This record and the recent first description of an ocular T. martis cysticercosis in a human show the susceptibility of primates to T. martis and its zoonotic potential. This taeniid species must be considered in the differential diagnosis of cysticercosis in primates
Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands
No full textA neurocysticercosis-like lesion in an 11-year-old boy in the Netherlands was determined to be caused by the zoonotic Taenia martis tapeworm. Subsequent testing revealed that 15% of wild martens tested in that region were infected with T. martis tapeworms with 100% genetic similarity; thus, the infection source was most likely local
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