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Sviluppo rurale attraverso sanità e produzioni animali in un'area pastorale del sud dell'Etiopia
No full textAspetti epidemiologici e rischi zoonosici delle malattie trasmesse da vettori: Babesiosi e Leishmaniosi in Italia Nord-Orientale
Full text linkVector borne infections are now again a priority worldwide. Emergence or re-emergence of these diseases are usually associated with climatic change, but also other factor are involved, such as demographic, socio-economic and accidental factors.
The results of 3 years epidemiolocal investigations about ruminants babesiosis and canine leishmaniosis in north-eastern Italy are presented. These two case studies show that these infections are a potential threat to Public Health. Outcomes of the research confirm the importance of a proper surveillance of vector-borne infections also in north-eastern Italy
Eimeria spp. from Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in Italy
No full textFaecal samples from Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) collected in Italian Eastern Alps in the period from July 1995 to July 1997 proved positive for coccidia. Four Eimeria species were identified, namely E. riedmülleri, E. suppereri (first report in Italy) and E. yakimoffmamatschoulskyi, typical of R. rupicapra, and E. faurei, typical of domestic sheep. All these species have already been described in chamois. Cluster analysis, performed
using oocysts and sporocysts measurements, was applied to validate the classification into the four species of the 307 sporulated oocysts examined. Accounting for the theory of Eimeriidae-host specificity, the species identified as E. faurei could be actually a new and morphologically similar Eimeria sp. of R. rupicapra. The reliability of the morphological identification of coccidia, with special reference to those from wildlife, is briefly discussed
Emissione di coccidi e di uova di elminti gastrointestinali in una popolazione di Camoscio alpino (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) in calo demografico
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Prevalence and species composition of ixodid ticks infesting horses in three agroecologies in central Oromia, Ethiopia
No full textA cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the species composition and prevalence of ixodid ticks infesting horses in three agroecological zones in central Ethiopia. For this purpose, a total of 1,168 horses were examined for tick infestation. An overall prevalence of 39.04% of tick infestation on horses was recorded. A total of 917 adult ticks were collected from infested horses. Amblyomma, Boophilus, Rhipicephalus, and Hyalomma genera with the respective prevalence of 3.2%, 1.8%, 29.2%, and 4.7% were identified. In the study, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi was encountered with the highest prevalence (15.8%) whereas Amblyomma gemma was with lowest prevalence (1.5%). From the highland, Hyalomma marginatum rufipes (3.1%), Hyalomma truncatum (1.0%), and Boophilus decoloratus (0.3%) were identified. From the midland, R. evertsi evertsi (27.5%), Rhipicephalus pulchellus (18%), Amblyomma variegatum (3.6%), B. decoloratus (2.8%), H. marginatum rufipes (2.6%), H. truncatum (1.8%), and A. gemma (1.5%) were identified. R. evertsi evertsi, 107 (27.5%), was with the highest prevalence in the midland. From the lowland, R. pulchellus (22.3%), R. evertsi evertsi (20%), H. truncatum (3.6%), A. gemma (3.1%), B. decoloratus (2.3%), H. marginatum rufipes (2.1%), and A. variegatum (1.5%) were identified. In the lowland, R. pulchellus, 87 (22.3%), was the most abundant tick species. The overall prevalence of tick infestation on horses was significantly (P<0.05) higher both in the midland, 225 (57.8%), and the lowland, 214 (54.87%), than the highland, 17 (4.4%). This suggests that horses in midland and lowland are at higher risk of tick infestation than those horses in the highland. Further studies on the role of ticks in transmission of diseases to equines and the importance of horses as alternative hosts in different parts of Ethiopia are needed
Sarcocystis spp. (Apicomplexa) in brain and muscle tissue of a Testudo hermanni boettgeri: first report in Italy
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