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Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Families from Southern Italy (Sicily)-Prevalence and Geographic Distribution of Pathogenic Variants in BRCA1/2 Genes. [PDF]

Cancers (Basel), 2020
Recent advances in the detection of germline pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1/2 genes have allowed a deeper understanding of the BRCA-related cancer risk. Several studies showed a significant heterogeneity in the prevalence of PVs across different populations.
Incorvaia L, Fanale D, Badalamenti G, Bono M, Calò V, Cancelliere D, Castiglia M, Fiorino A, Pivetti A, Barraco N, Cutaia S, Russo A, Bazan V.   +12 more
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Phenotypic and genotypic study on antibiotic resistance and pathogenic factors of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from small ruminant mastitis milk in South of Italy (Sicily). [PDF]

Ital J Food Saf, 2021
Staphyloccoccus aureus is the major cause of mastitis in small ruminants in the Mediterranean farms causing severe losses to dairy industry. Antibiotic treatment has been the most common approach to control these infections. Aim of this study was to investigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR), virulence factors and biofilm-related genes of 84 Sicilian ...
Parco A, Macaluso G, Foti M, Vitale M, Fisichella V, Tolone M, Loria GR.   +6 more
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Introduction of West Nile virus lineage 2 leads to neuroinvasive cases in humans and horses in Sicily, 2022-2023. [PDF]

Vet Res
In Italy, West Nile virus (WNV) has been consistently causing disease in humans, horses, and birds since 2008; it was initially confined to the northeast of the country and then spread gradually to the western and southern regions. WNV lineage 1 (WNV-L1)
Gucciardi F, De Grazia S, Guercio A, La Russa F, Di Pasquale ML, Bonura F, Monaco F, Spedicato M, Bonfini B, Savini G, Giammanco GM, Purpari G.   +11 more
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Infection Due to Actinobacillus lignieresii in Cattle with Brain and Ocular Involvement: Histological and Microbiological Features

Veterinary Sciences, 2023
The actinobacillosis is rare and to date the biological profile of the agent is not yet fully understood. The knowledge about the possible hosts of the pathogen is incomplete and is generally only associated with granulomatous lesions in cattle and sheep.
Antonio Salvaggio, Renato Paolo Giunta, Maurizio Percipalle, Fabrizio Scalzo, Anna Maria Fausta Marino   +4 more
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Investigation of an Autochthonous Outbreak of Bovine Besnoitiosis in Northwestern Sicily

Pathogens, 2022
Bovine besnoitiosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Besnoitia besnoiti, leading to infertility in bulls and abortions in cows. In Italy, it is considered an emerging disease, recently introduced by the importation of animals from Spain and
Veronica Cristina Neve, Miriana Coltraro, Alessandro Stamilla, Filippo Spadola, Roberto Puleio, Guido Ruggero Loria, Francesco Antoci, Giuseppe Cascone, Felice Salina   +8 more
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Spina Bifida Sacralis Occulta from Ancient Greek Sicily (Pozzanghera Necropolis, Leontinoi, 6th–4th Century BC): Anatomical, Anthropological and Ethnomedical Considerations on the Insular Presentation of this Congenital Anomaly

Anthropological Review, 2023
In this article a case of spina bifida sacralis occulta (SBSO) from the Pozzanghera necropolis of the ancient Greek colony of Leontinoi (Sicily) and archaeologically dated to the 6th–4th century BC is morphologically analysed and discussed.
Sebastiano Melintenda, Elena Varotto, Eleonora Pappalardo, Lorenzo Guzzardi, Veronica Papa, Dario Palermo, Francesco M. Galassi   +6 more
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Some comments on Passer italiae-like of south Italy, Sicily and Malta

Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia, 2021
The authors summarize the results obtained over a period of about 150 years by various authors on the taxonomic position of Sparrows present in southern Italy, Sicily and Malta, identified on several occasions as Passer italiae, P. hispaniolensis or as hybrids of the two species.
Massa, Bruno, Borg, John, Tagliavia, Marcello   +2 more
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Patients With Cancer and COVID-19: A WhatsApp Messenger-Based Survey of Patients’ Queries, Needs, Fears, and Actions Taken

JCO Global Oncology, 2020
PURPOSE This descriptive investigation was undertaken at three oncology units to report queries, needs, and fears related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) of patients with cancer and to avoid uncontrolled treatment delays or ...
Vittorio Gebbia, Dario Piazza, Maria Rosaria Valerio, Nicolò Borsellino, Alberto Firenze   +4 more
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New insights on Avian orthoreovirus and Chicken astrovirus co-infection in an Italian broiler flock: preliminary biomolecular and pathological results

Veterinaria Italiana, 2021
Common pathogens of intensive poultry farms, either parasitic or bacterial, such as Coccidiaor Salmonella, are well known and strictly controlled by veterinary management.
Alessandro Stamilla, Antonino Messina, Roberto Puleio, Guido Ruggero Loria, Francesco Antoci, Cascone Giuseppe, Massimiliano Lanza   +6 more
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A novel infrastructure for the continuous monitoring of soil CO2 emissions: a case study at the alto Tiberina near fault observatory in Italy

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023
Static and dynamic stress, along with earthquakes, can trigger the emission and migration of crustal fluids, as frequently observed on the surface and within the upper crust of tectonically active areas such as the northern Apennines of Italy.
Antonio Caracausi, Marco Camarda, Lauro Chiaraluce, Sofia De Gregorio, Rocco Favara, Antonino Pisciotta   +5 more
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