BACKGROUND
Italy hosts a wide diversity of tick species and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs), with documented expansions in their distribution driven by environmental, ecological, and climatic changes. Although numerous studies have investigated their presence, available data remain fragmented and heterogeneous, limiting a...
Giulia Maioli, L. Toma, G. Galletti et al.· Vector Borne and Zoonotic Di...· 0 citations
INTRODUCTION
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) represents a major public health concern. Beyond the main zoonotic genotypes HEV-3 and HEV-4, with pigs and wild boars recognized as the primary reservoirs of infection, a genetically distinct hepevirus of rodent origin (species Rocahepevirus ratti, genotype C1) (rat HEV, RHEV) has...
F. Di Profio, V. Sarchese, Matteo Carnevale et al.· Zoonoses and Public Health· 0 citations
Tick-borne diseases are emerging worldwide due to the expanding distribution of tick vectors and represent an increasing public health concern. This study investigated the occurrence of major tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from wild animals in Valle d’Aosta Region (Northwestern Italy) between 2017 and 2022. Ti...
C. Nogarol, S. Robetto, N. Vitale et al.· Pathogens· 0 citations
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