While storytelling and visualization have always been recognized as invaluable techniques for imparting knowledge across generations, their importance has become even more evident in the present information age as the abundance of complex data grows exponentially.These techniques can simplify convoluted concepts and communicate them in a way to be
Detection and Molecular Characterization of Canine Distemper Virus in Wildlife from Northern Italy
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a fatal, highly contagious disease found in wild and domestic carnivores.Several outbreaks have occurred in wildlife in Italy in recent years.This study aims to detect CDV in wildlife following the increasing mortality of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the Emilia-Romagna region (northern Italy) observed in 2021.Sixty-seven
Host-Parasite Interaction between Parasitic Cymothoid Ceratothoa oestroides and Its Host, Farmed European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Parasitic isopod Ceratothoa oestroides (Cymothoidea, Isopoda) is a common and generalist buccal cavity-dweller in marine fish, recognised for its detrimental effect in fingerling and juvenile DETOXIFYING MASQUE farmed European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).Although distributed throughout the Mediterranean, the isopod provokes acute outbreaks main
Co- but not Sequential Infection of DCs Boosts Their HIV-Specific CTL-Stimulatory Capacity
Pathogenic bacteria and their microbial products activate dendritic cells (DCs) at mucosal surfaces during sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and therefore might also differently shape DC functions during co-infection with HIV-1.We recently illustrated that complement (C) coating of HIV-1 (HIV-C), as primarily found during the acute phase of in