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List of works by Nicola Ferrari

ABOMASAL NEMATODE COMMUNITY IN AN ALPINE CHAMOIS (RUPICAPRA R. RUPICAPRA) POPULATION BEFORE AND AFTER A DIE-OFF

Analysis of seroprevalence data on Hepatitis E virus and Toxoplasma gondii in wild ungulates for the assessment of human exposure to zoonotic meat-borne pathogens

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Antibiotic treatment of the hard tick Ixodes ricinus: Influence on Midichloria mitochondrii load following blood meal.

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

Are tree squirrels involved in the circulation of flaviviruses in Italy?

scientific article published on 8 April 2018

Biodiversity threats from outside to inside: effects of alien grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) on helminth community of native red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Bovine respiratory syncytial virus seroprevalence and risk factors in endemic dairy cattle herds

scientific article published on 18 November 2009

British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodent Host for Leprosy Bacilli

Circadian activity patterns and nocturnal resting sites of Eurasian badgers (Meles meles L.) in a rural area of western Switzerland

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Complex relationships between physiological stress and endoparasite infections in natural populations

scientific article published on 16 June 2020

Correction: Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Alpine Red Deer (Cervus elaphus): Its Spread and Effects on Fertility

scientific article published on 30 October 2015

Detection and prevalence of protozoan parasites in ready-to-eat packaged salads on sale in Italy.

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Detection of Zoonotic Cryptosporidium ubiquitum in Alpine Wild Ruminants

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Disease, invasions and conservation: no evidence of squirrelpox virus in grey squirrels introduced to Italy

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Distribution and risk factors associated with Babesia spp. infection in hunting dogs from Southern Italy

scientific article published on 06 July 2018

Diversity and host specificity of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in native and introduced squirrel species.

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Diversity of Eimeria Species in Wild Chamois Rupicapra spp.: A Statistical Approach in Morphological Taxonomy

scientific article published on 14 October 2020

Dynamics of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae seroconversion and infection in pigs in the three main production systems

scientific article published on 4 May 2016

Effect of sexual segregation on host-parasite interaction: model simulation for abomasal parasite dynamics in alpine ibex (Capraibex).

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Effect of suboptimal environment and host age on helminth community of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix)

Effects of habitat quality on parasite abundance: do forest fragmentation and food availability affect helminth infection in the Eurasian red squirrel?

Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the detection of low burden Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) in dogs and cats

scientific article published on 9 December 2017

Factors affecting the microbiological load of Italian hunted wild boar meat (Sus scrofa)

scientific article published on 17 October 2019

Faecal egg counts from field experiment reveal density dependence in helminth fecundity: Strongyloides robustus infecting grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis).

scientific article published on 29 June 2014

Feline heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection: a statistical elaboration of the duration of the infection and life expectancy in asymptomatic cats.

scientific article published on 7 September 2008

Frequency of gastrointestinal and pulmonary helminth infections in wild deer from western Romania

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Genetic variability of Haemonchus contortus (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) in alpine ruminant host species

scientific article published on 5 November 2009

Geographical Distribution of Ljungan Virus in Small Mammals in Europe

scientific article published on 02 June 2020

Heligmosomoides polygyrus reduces infestation of Ixodes ricinus in free-living yellow-necked mice, Apodemus flavicollis

scientific article published on 21 January 2009

Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Boar in the Central Northern Part of Italy

scientific article published on July 19, 2013

Heterogeneity in patterns of helminth infections across populations of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)

scientific article published on 25 May 2021

How to choose the best control strategy? Mathematical models as a tool for pre-intervention evaluation on a macroparasitic disease

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Increased hormonal stress reactions induced in an Alpine Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) population by winter sports

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Increased hormonal stress response of Apennine chamois induced by interspecific interactions and anthropogenic disturbance

Infracommunity crowding as an individual measure of interactive-isolationist degree of parasite communities: disclosing the effects of extrinsic and host factors

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Inside the Redbox: applications of haematology in wildlife monitoring and ecosystem health assessment

scientific article published on 8 February 2015

Interactions between native and invasive species: A systematic review of the red squirrel-gray squirrel paradigm

scientific article published in 2023

Intestinal helminth communities of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes L.) in the Italian Alps

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Invading parasites: spillover of an alien nematode reduces survival in a native species

Invasive alien species and disease risk: An open challenge in public and animal health

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Isolation and identification of Salmonella spp. from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and badgers (Meles meles) in northern Italy

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Knowledge gaps in invasive species infections: Alien mammals of European Union concern as a case study

scientific article published in 2022

Ljungan virus and an adenovirus in Italian squirrel populations

scientific article published on 31 January 2014

Long-Term Surveillance of Aujeszky's Disease in the Alpine Wild Boar (Sus scrofa).

scientific article published on 21 September 2015

Lost and found: Helminths infecting invasive raccoons introduced to Italy

scientific article published on 19 April 2021

Low Serologic Prevalences Suggest Sporadic Infections of Hepatitis E Virus in Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Italian Alps

scientific article published on 28 October 2019

Macroparasite community of the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris): poor species richness and diversity

scientific article published on 20 July 2013

Macroparasite fauna of alien grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis): composition, variability and implications for native species

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Models for host-macroparasite interactions in micromammals

Molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: Taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts

scientific article published on 28 March 2017

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae temporal trends of infection and pathological effects in wild boar populations

Native and introduced squirrels in Italy host different Cryptosporidium spp.

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Poor Parasite Community of an Invasive Alien Species: Macroparasites of Pallas's Squirrel in Italy

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Qualitative risk assessment of introduction of anisakid larvae in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) farms and commercialization of products infected with viable nematodes

Reference intervals for hematological variables in wild Eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

scientific article published on 06 January 2021

Relation between Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae excretion, respiratory and radiographic signs in naturally infected cats

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Relationships between personality traits and the physiological stress response in a wild mammal

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

Risk prioritization as a tool to Guide Veterinary Public Health activities at the regional level in Italy

scientific article published on 30 June 2019

Sarcoptic Mange in Wild Caprinae of the Alps: Could Pathology Help in Filling the Gaps in Knowledge?

scientific article published on 05 May 2020

Sarcoptic mange in wild carnivores and its co-occurrence with parasitic helminths in the Western Italian Alps

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Search for polyoma-, herpes-, and bornaviruses in squirrels of the family Sciuridae

scientific article published on 27 March 2020

Serological Survey of Neospora caninum Infection in Cattle Herds From Western Romania

scientific article published on 12 December 2011

Shifts in immune responses of an invasive alien species: A test of the evolution of increased competitive ability hypothesis using American Eastern gray squirrels in Italy

scientific article published in 2023

Spatiotemporal and Ecological Patterns of Mycobacterium microti Infection in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa).

scientific article published on 12 January 2015

Spillover of an alien parasite reduces expression of costly behaviour in native host species

scientific article published on 14 April 2020

Spread and genotype of Toxoplasma gondii in naturally infected alpine chamois (Rupicapra r. rupicapra).

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Stress in biological invasions: Introduced invasive grey squirrels increase physiological stress in native Eurasian red squirrels

article by Francesca Santicchia et al published September 2018 in Journal of Animal Ecology

Surgical sterilization of male and female grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) of an urban population introduced in Italy

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Temporal dynamics of European brown hare syndrome infection in Northern Italian brown hares (Lepus europaeus)

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The prevalence, abundance and distribution of cyathostomins (small stongyles) in horses from Western Romania.

scientific article published on 30 April 2016

The price of being bold? Relationship between personality and endoparasitic infection in a tree squirrel

scientific article published on 25 April 2019

The role of sex in parasite dynamics: model simulations on transmission of Heligmosomoides polygyrus in populations of yellow-necked mice, Apodemus flavicollis.

scientific article published on 27 November 2006

Toltrazuril and sulphonamide treatment against naturally Isospora suis infected suckling piglets: is there an actual profit?

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Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Alpine Red Deer (Cervus elaphus): Its Spread and Effects on Fertility [corrected].

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Toxoplasma gondii in the Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in northern Italy

scientific article published on 19 May 2020