Serena Robetto

Rat Hepatitis E Virus ( RHEV ) in Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus in Northwestern Italy

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...

Host-Specific Circulation and Molecular Diversity of Babesia, Hepatozoon and Bartonella Species Among Wild Carnivores in Northwestern Italy

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) represent a concern for animal and public health, and wildlife surveillance is valuable for their monitoring. The occurrence, molecular diversity and host distribution of tick-borne protozoa (TBP: Babesia spp., Theileria spp. and Hepatozoon spp.) and...