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List of works by Alessandra Torina

A Geographical Information System Based Approach for Integrated Strategies of Tick Surveillance and Control in the Peri-Urban Natural Reserve of Monte Pellegrino (Palermo, Southern Italy).

scientific article published on 27 February 2018

A Molecular survey of Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., Ehrlichia canis and Babesia microti in foxes and fleas from Sicily

scientific article published in November 2013

A molecular survey of Rickettsia felis in fleas from cats and dogs in Sicily (Southern Italy)

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A promising new ELISA diagnostic test for cattle babesiosis based on Babesia bigemina Apical Membrane Antigen-1

scientific article published on 01 January 2016

A retrospective study of the characterization of Rickettsia species in ticks collected from humans

scientific article published on 12 April 2017

An unusual case of positive sIgE to Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose from South Italy.

scientific article published in January 2018

Analysis of world strains of Anaplasma marginale using major surface protein 1a repeat sequences

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Anaplasma Phagocytophilum intragranulocytic morulae in aborting sheep: a herd case in Sicily

scientific article published on 5 April 2011

Anaplasma phagocytophilum seroprevalence in equids: a survey in Sicily (Italy).

scientific article published on 24 February 2012

Anaplasmosis in Cattle in Italy

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Antigen-specific T cells and cytokines detection as useful tool for understanding immunity against zoonotic infections

scientific article published on 9 February 2012

Application of highly sensitive saturation labeling to the analysis of differential protein expression in infected ticks from limited samples

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Avian mite dermatitis: an Italian case indicating the establishment and spread of Ornithonyssus bursa (Acari: Gamasida: Macronyssidae) (Berlese, 1888) in Europe

scientific article published on 6 February 2015

Biotic and abiotic factors shape the microbiota of wild-caught populations of the arbovirus vector Culicoides imicola

scientific article published on 17 September 2018

Can Anaplasma ovis in small ruminants be neglected any longer?

scientific article published on November 2013

Characterization of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and A. ovis infection in a naturally infected sheep flock with poor health condition

scientific article published on 20 April 2010

Characterization of anaplasma infections in Sicily, Italy.

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Characterization of the apical membrane antigen-1 in Italian strains of Babesia bigemina

scientific article published in April 2010

Characterization of the bacterial microbiota in wild-caught Ixodes ventalloi.

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Climatic Conditions and Gastrointestinal Nematode Egg Production: Observations in Breeding Sheep and Goats

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Control of tick infestations and pathogen prevalence in cattle and sheep farms vaccinated with the recombinant Subolesin-Major Surface Protein 1a chimeric antigen

scientific article published on 08 January 2014

Detection of natural killer T cells in mice infected with Rickettsia conorii.

scientific article published on November 2013

Development and validation of two PCR tests for the detection of and differentiation between Anaplasma ovis and Anaplasma marginale.

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Development of fluorogenic probe-based PCR assays for the detection and quantification of bovine piroplasmids.

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Discrimination between Theileria lestoquardi and Theileria annulata in their vectors and hosts by RFLP based on the 18S rRNA gene

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Diversity and distribution of ticks from domestic ruminants in Lebanon

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Evaluating the association between blood genotype or phenotype and haemoplasma infection in UK and Italian cats

scientific article published in 2022

Evidence of Anaplasma infections in European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from southern Spain

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Evidence of co-infection with Mycobacterium bovis and tick-borne pathogens in a naturally infected sheep flock.

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

First record of the invasive mosquito species Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) on the southernmost Mediterranean islands of Italy and Europe ⬇️

scientific article published on 2 November 2017

Fluorescence-based detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in phlebotomus vectors

scientific article published in December 2008

Genetic diversity of Anaplasma marginale strains from cattle farms in the province of Palermo, Sicily.

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Geo-statistical analysis of Culicoides spp. distribution and abundance in Sicily, Italy

scientific article published in February 2018

Hemoprotozoa of domestic animals in France: prevalence and molecular characterization

scientific article published on 11 October 2008

Identification and molecular characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected from farm ruminants in Lebanon

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Immune Response to Tick-Borne Hemoparasites: Host Adaptive Immune Response Mechanisms as Potential Targets for Therapies and Vaccines

scientific article published on 20 November 2020

Incriminating bluetongue virus vectors with climate envelope models

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Insecticide Resistance Associated with Mutations in : An Update on Worldwide Evidences

scientific article published on 05 August 2018

Midichloria mitochondrii is widespread in hard ticks (Ixodidae) and resides in the mitochondria of phylogenetically diverse species

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Molecular characterization of Anaplasma platys strains from dogs in Sicily, Italy

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Molecular detection and characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Central Italy

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Molecular epidemiology of human and bovine anaplasmosis in southern Europe.

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Molecular identification of tick-borne pathogens in Nigerian ticks.

scientific article published on 28 January 2012

Observed prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in domestic animals in Sicily, Italy during 2003-2005.

scientific article published in January 2007

Ovine catarrhal fever (Bluetongue): analysis of Culicoides species in seropositive farms.

scientific article published on April 2010

Phylogenetics of Theileria species in small ruminants

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Potential vertebrate reservoir hosts and invertebrate vectors of Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum in central Spain.

scientific article published in January 2005

Prevalence and diagnosis of Babesia and Theileria infections in horses in Italy: a preliminary study

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Prevalence and genotypes of Anaplasma species and habitat suitability for ticks in a Mediterranean ecosystem

scientific article published on 31 October 2008

Prevalence of Anaplasma species and habitat suitability for ticks in Sicily.

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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetti infection in wild and farmed ungulates.

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Prevalence of antibodies against Rickettsia conorii, Babesia canis, Ehrlichia canis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum antigens in dogs from the Stretto di Messina area (Italy).

scientific article published on 8 November 2012

Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in adult Dermacentor spp. ticks from nine collection sites in France

scientific article published on 19 February 2013

Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in ticks in Sicily

scientific article published in April 2010

Rickettsia conorii Indian tick typhus strain and R. slovaca in humans, Sicily.

scientific article published in June 2012

Scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy caused by Rickettsia massiliae

scientific article published in May 2013

Sequence analysis of the msp4 gene of Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains

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Seroconversion for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in a Mare with Concomitant Piroplasmosis

Serologic and molecular characterization of Anaplasma species infection in farm animals and ticks from Sicily.

scientific article published in November 2005

Serologic and molecular characterization of tickborne pathogens in lions (Panthera leo) from the Fasano Safari Park, Italy

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Serological and entomological survey of canine leishmaniasis in Lampedusa island, Italy

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Spatial distribution of bluetongue virus and its Culicoides vectors in Sicily

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Study of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Sicilian Sheep and Goats

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Subolesin expression in response to pathogen infection in ticks.

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TaqMan-based detection of Leishmania infantum DNA using canine samples.

scientific article published in October 2004

The Janus Face of NKT Cell Function in Autoimmunity and Infectious Diseases

scientific article published in February 2018

The isolation of Brucella spp. from sheep and goat farms in Sicily

Tick species, tick-borne pathogens and symbionts in an insular environment off the coast of Western France

scientific article published on 29 August 2016

Tick-Pathogen Interactions and Vector Competence: Identification of Molecular Drivers for Tick-Borne Diseases

scientific article published on 07 April 2017

Ticks Infesting Livestock on Farms in Western Sicily, Italy

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Toxocara canis infection induces antigen-specific IL-10 and IFNγ production in pregnant dogs and their puppies

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Tuberculosis epidemiology in islands: insularity, hosts and trade

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Use of phlebotomine sand flies as indicator of leishmania prevalence in an endemic area

scientific article published in December 2008

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