Pubblicazioni

2026

• International multicentre study to validate the Segmental Sedimentation and Counting Technique (SSCT) for the surveillance of Echinococcus multilocularis in red fox. Umhang G, Bastien F, Caillot C, Deksne G, Karamon J, Davidson R, Mateusa M, Samorek-Pieróg M, Santoro A, Santolamazza F, Beck R, O'Shaughnessy J, Berg RPKD, Jokelainen P, Lunden A, Maksimov P, Moks E, Isomursu M, Oksanen A, Tull A, Saarma U, Waap H, Casulli A, Boué F. Vet Parasitol. 2026 Feb;342:110678. 

• First Detection of Trichinella pseudospiralis in the Genus Martes Within a Croatian Mustelid Survey. Balić D, Krajina M, Marucci G, Tartarelli I, Krajina H, Stupar L. Animals (Basel). 2026 Feb 14;16(4):603. 

• Occurrence of Trichinella Species in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Populations Across Bulgaria. Lalkovski N, Celani F, Tonanzi D, Marucci G. Animals (Basel). 2026 Feb 18;16(4):648. 

• Unveiling the incidences and trends of alveolar echinococcosis in Europe: a systematic review from the KNOW-PATH project. Casulli A, Abela B, Petrone D, Šoba B, Dezsényi B, Karamon J, Millon L, Saarma U, Antolová D, Chappuis F, Gloor S, Stoeckle M, Müllhaupt B, Beck R, Lagler H, Lötsch F, Auer H, Hayette MP, Kolářová L, Laivacuma S, Šarkūnas M, Sokolovas V, Marcinkutė A, Troell K, Deibel A, Jokelainen P, Sulima M, Krankowska D, Roman S, Joliat GR, Halkic N, Bresson-Hadni S, Bednarek JH, Załęski A, Paul M, Yaqub S, Jensenius M, van der Giessen J, Nabarro L, Chiodini P, Demonmerot F, Knapp J, Grüner B, Kern P, Peters L, Santolamazza F, Santoro A. Lancet Infect Dis. 2026 Jan;26(1):e49-e61. 

• Population structure and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium parvum in Italy inferred using a multi-locus sequence typing scheme. Ascierto M, Di Grazia A, Celani F, D'Avino N, Petrullo L, Coppola MG, Cacciò SM. Parasit Vectors. 2026 Jan 24;19(1):86. 

• First report of Taenia arctos (Cestoda: Taeniidae) from brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Romania. Moraru MMF, Mihalca AD, Marin AM, Popovici DC, Santoro A, Morariu S, Mitrea IB, Mederle N.  Parasit Vectors. 2026 Jan 5;19(1):66. 

• First molecular identification of the zoonotic parasite Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Albania. Vodica A, Lalle M, Santolamazza F.  Vet Ital. 2026 Jan 16;62(1).  

2025 

• Neglected Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis (Chapter 3). In: Neglected Zoonoses and Antimicrobial Resistance. Casulli A, Laurimäe T, Santoro A. Editor(s): Samanta I, Bandyopadhyay S, Olivier Sparagano O. Elsevier 2025. ISBN 978044316062. 29-50 pp. (book chapter) 

• Tapeworms in an Apex Predator: First Molecular Identification of Taenia krabbei and Taenia hydatigena in Wolves (Canis lupus) from Romania. Moraru MMF, Marin AM, Popovici DC, Santoro A, Casulli A, Morariu S, Ilie MS, Igna V, Mederle N. Pathogens. 2025 Dec 23;15(1):18.  

• Ultrasound-based population survey for abdominal cystic echinococcosis in Albania: Results from the NDTND project. Manciulli T, Shkjezi R, Gjoni V, Richter J, Lapini L, Colpani A, De Vito A, D'Alessandro GL, Leka A, Kubolli A, Agastra A, Gjonaj G, Fabiani M, Zappacosta B, Brunetti E, Casulli A.  PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Dec 2;19(12):e0013784. 

• In Vivo MicroRNA-Based Inhibition of Experimental Cestode Infection. Grecco A, Koziol U, Macchiaroli N, Casulli A, Cucher MA, Rosenzvit MC. ACS Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 12;11(12):3553-3566. 

• Host range expansion of asexual parasite can be explained by loss of adaptions in Muller's Ratchet. Tichkule S, van Oosterhout C, Cacciò SM, Weisz F, Balan B, Nohýnková E, Naung M, Ansell BRE, Emery-Corbin SJ, Baker L, Lalle M, Svärd S, Gasser RB, Jex AR. Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 1;16(1):10805. 

• Occurrence of Trichinella spp. in Grey Wolves and Red Foxes: Insights from Wild Mammal Surveillance in Emilia-Romagna (Italy). Torreggiani C, Garbarino C, Pupillo G, De Lorenzi G, Sampieri M, Massella E, Rugna G, Reggiani A, Rubini S, Frasnelli M, Cirasella L, Galletti G, Marucci G, Celani F, Maioli G. Animals (Basel). 2025 Dec 8;15(24):3532. 

• Chasing intermediate hosts of Echinococcus multilocularis at the southern edge of its European distribution using red fox stomach content analysis. Cafiero SA, Cenni L, Rossi C, Pascoe EL, Obber F, Da Rold G, Citterio CV, Casulli A, Hauffe HC, Massolo A. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2025 Oct 14;28:101141.  

• Zoonotic Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6 and G7: new insights from the global mitogenome analysis. Biedermann A, Laurimäe T, Anijalg L, Kamenetzky L, Soriano SV, Pierangeli N, Lazzarini LE, Umhang G, Bold B, Bayasgalan C, Karamon J, Samorek-Pieróg M, Simsek S, Celik F, Harandi MF, Nasibi S, Mehmood N, Chihai O, Casulli A, Saarma U. Int J Parasitol. 2025 Sep;55(11):569-579. 

• Community risk of environmental-borne cystic echinococcosis transmission in South America: Results from the multistep cross-sectional and case-control PERITAS study. Acosta-Jamett G, Tamarozzi F, Castro N, Santivanez SJ, Laurente RE, Mazzi C, Alvarez-Rojas CA, Casulli A. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Aug 6;19(8):e0013382. 

• Parapipe: a pipeline for parasite next-generation sequencing data analysis applied to Cryptosporidium. Morris AV, Robinson G, Chalmers R, Cacciò S, Connor T. Access Microbiol. 2025 Aug 8;7(8):000993.v3. 

• Design, development, and testing of a new multi-locus sequence typing scheme for the zoonotic pathogen Cryptosporidium parvum. Troell K, Stensvold CR, Sannella AR, Betson M, Östlund E, Chalmers RM, Chaudhry U, Davidson R, Davies L, Ignatius R, de Jong A, Karadjian G, Adjou K, Klotz C, Ptochos S, Robinson G, Roelfsema J, Soba B, Sroka J, Vatta P, Wensman JJ, Cacciò SM. Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis. 2025 Aug 14;8:100308. 

• Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Guizhou Angus Calves: Dominance of Angus Cattle-Adapted Genotypes and Zoonotic Potential of E. bieneusi. Qin P, Tao Z, Shi K, Zhao J, Huang B, Liu H, Wang C, Yin J, Zhu G, Cacciò SM, Hu M. Microorganisms. 2025 Jul 25;13(8):1735. 

• Molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in ready-to-eat salad mixes: multi-country survey using a validated and harmonised standard operating procedure, Europe, 2021 to 2022. Calero-Bernal R, Betson M, Slana I, Bartosova B, Marucci G, Possenti A, Álvarez-García G, Bier N, Mayer-Scholl A, Berg RP, Chaudhry U, López-Ureña NM, Piotrowska W, Sroka J, Johannessen GS, Davidson R, Dámek F, Blaga R, Thoumire S, Zalewská B, Waap HC, Jokelainen P, Lalle M. Euro Surveill. 2025 Jun;30(22):2400594. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.22.2400594. Erratum in: Euro Surveill. 2025 Jun;30(23).  

• Seroprevalence of Trichinella spp. in hunting dogs from southern Italy. Ricci A, Bezerra-Santos MA, Ludovisi A, Tartarelli I, Marucci G, Casulli A, Sgroi G, Veneziano V, Lia RP, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Otranto D. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2025 Jun;61:101276. 

• Parasite diversity in grey wolves (Canis lupus) from Tuscany, central Italy: a copromicroscopical investigation. Cafiero SA, Petroni L, Natucci L, Casale L, Raffaelli M, Baldacci D, Di Rosso A, Rossi C, Casulli A, Massolo A, Hauffe HC, Perrucci S. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2025 May 31;27:101092. 

• Stage-Specific Immune Responses to AgB T-Peptides in Patients with Cystic Echinococcosis. Sbarra S, Vola A, Tamarozzi F, Najafi-Fard S, Ludovisi A, Teggi A, Nicastri E, Albarello F, Brunetti E, Goletti D, Petrone L. Infect Dis Rep. 2025 May 7;17(3):51.  

• First Case of Human Ocular Dirofilariasis in the Aosta Valley Region: Clinical Management and Morphological-Molecular Confirmation. Mus E, Viani A, Domenis L, Maradei F, Valastro A, Marucci G, Giacomazzi CG, Magnani SCM, Imparato R, Cometto A, Casulli A, Orusa R, Ventre L. Pathogens. 2025 Apr 28;14(5):423. 

• Detection of parasites in food and water matrices by shotgun metagenomics: A narrative review. Vatta P, Cacciò SM. Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2025 Apr 21;39:e00265.  

• Selective activity of Tabebuia avellanedae against Giardia duodenalis infecting organoid-derived human gastrointestinal epithelia. Rigamonti G, Veronesi F, Chiaradia E, Gosten-Heinrich P, Müller A, Brustenga L, de Angelis S, Tognoloni A, De Santo R, Klotz C, Lalle M. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2025 Apr;27:100583. 

• New evidence from the northern Apennines, Italy, suggests a southward expansion of Echinococcus multilocularis range in Europe. Cafiero SA, Petroni L, Natucci L, Tomassini O, Romig T, Wassermann M, Rossi C, Hauffe HC, Casulli A, Massolo A. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 1;15(1):7353. 

• The genetic variation of mitochondrial sequences and pathological differences of Echinococcus multilocularis strains from different continents. Guo B, Guo G, Qi W, Aizezi M, Wu C, Tian M, Casulli A, Zhang W, Li J. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Apr;13(4):e0131824. 

• Detection of Echinococcus spp. and other taeniid species in lettuces and berries: Two international multicenter studies from the MEmE project. Umhang G, Bastien F, Cartet A, Ahmad H, van der Ark K, Berg R, Bonelli P, Davidson RK, Deplazes P, Deksne G, Gargate MJ, Van der Giessen J, Jamil N, Jokelainen P, Karamon J, M'Rad S, Maksimov P, Oudni-M'Rad M, Muchaamba G, Oksanen A, Pepe P, Poulle ML, Rinaldi L, Samorek-Pieróg M, Santolamazza F, Santoro A, Santucciu C, Saarma U, Schnyder M, Villena I, Wassermann M, Casulli A, Boué F. Int J Food Microbiol. 2025 Feb 16;430:111059. 

• First report of T. spiralis in a wolf in Italy: An increasing health concern? Marucci G, Raso C, Borgogni E, Celani F, Tartarelli I, Cherchi S, Di Giambattista A, Calderini P, Casulli A. Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2024 Dec 26;38:e00253.