Search Results - "Origgi, Francesco"

Ranid Herpesvirus 3 Infection in Common Frog Rana temporaria Tadpoles by Origgi, Francesco C, Taugbøl, Annette

“…Ranid herpesvirus 3 (RaHV3) is a recently discovered virus associated with skin disease in frogs. We detected RaHV3 DNA in free-ranging common frog (Rana…”
Get full text

Assessing Fifty Years of General Health Surveillance of Roe Deer in Switzerland: A Retrospective Analysis of Necropsy Reports by Pewsner, Mirjam, Origgi, Francesco Carlo, Frey, Joachim, Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre

“…General wildlife health surveillance is a valuable source of information on the causes of mortality, disease susceptibility and pathology of the investigated…”
Get full text

Consensus PCR protocols for the detection of amphibian herpesviruses (Batrachovirus) by Licheri, Matthias, Origgi, Francesco C.

“…Amphibians have been disappearing at an unprecedented rate worldwide. Among the proposed contributing factors are infectious diseases. Investigations have…”
Get full text

Ophiodimyces ophiodiicola , Etiologic Agent of Snake Fungal Disease, in Europe since Late 1950s by Origgi, Francesco C., Pisano, Simone R.R., Glaizot, Olivier, Hertwig, Stefan T., Schmitz, Andreas, Ursenbacher, Sylvain

“…The fungus Ophiodimyces ophiodiicola is the etiologic agent of snake fungal disease. Recent findings date US occurrence at least as far back as 1945. We…”
Get full text

Analysis of a European general wildlife health surveillance program: Chances, challenges and recommendations by Heiderich, Elisabeth, Keller, Saskia, Pewsner, Mirjam, Origgi, Francesco Carlo, Zürcher-Giovannini, Samoa, Borel, Stéphanie, Marti, Iris, Scherrer, Patrick, Pisano, Simone Roberto Rolando, Friker, Brian, Adrian-Kalchhauser, Irene, Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre

“…In a One Health perspective general wildlife health surveillance (GWHS) gains importance worldwide, as pathogen transmission among wildlife, domestic animals…”
Get full text

Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, Etiologic Agent of Snake Fungal Disease, in Europe since Late 1950s by Origgi, Francesco C, Pisano, Simone R.R, Glaizot, Olivier, Hertwig, Stefan T, Schmitz, Andreas, Ursenbacher, Sylvain

“…The fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola is the etiologic agent of snake fungal disease. Recent findings date US occurrence at least as far back as 1945. We…”
Get full text

Surveillance of bovine tuberculosis and risk estimation of a future reservoir formation in wildlife in Switzerland and Liechtenstein by Schöning, Janne Marie, Cerny, Nadine, Prohaska, Sarah, Wittenbrink, Max M, Smith, Noel H, Bloemberg, Guido, Pewsner, Mirjam, Schiller, Irene, Origgi, Francesco C, Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis or M. caprae has recently (re-) emerged in livestock and wildlife in all countries bordering…”
Get full text

Angiostrongylus dujardini infection in a coconut lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) from a zoological garden in Switzerland by Meister, Seraina L, Origgi, Francesco C, Wyss, Fabia S, Wenker, Christian, Moré, Gastón, Basso, Walter

“…Angiostrongylus spp. (Metastrongyloidea) can cause severe disease in several animal species and humans. This report describes an infection with Angiostrongylus…”
Get full text

Screening of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in the free-ranging snake community annually harvested for the popular ritual of San Domenico e dei Serpari (Cocullo, AQ, Italy) by Marini, Daniele, Filippi, Ernesto, Montinaro, Gianpaolo, Origgi, Francesco C.

“…In the Abruzzi village of Cocullo (Italy), each year, on May 1st, local snake hunters (known as Serpari) display colubrids, captured in the wild, to…”
Get full text

Investigating the role of free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the re-emergence of enzootic pneumonia in domestic pig herds: a pathological, prevalence and risk-factor study by Batista Linhares, Mainity, Belloy, Luc, Origgi, Francesco C, Lechner, Isabel, Segner, Helmut, Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre

“…Enzootic pneumonia (EP) caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae has a significant economic impact on domestic pig production. A control program carried out from…”
Get full text

A Genomic Approach to Unravel Host-Pathogen Interaction in Chelonians: The Example of Testudinid Herpesvirus 3 by Origgi, Francesco C, Tecilla, Marco, Pilo, Paola, Aloisio, Fabio, Otten, Patricia, Aguilar-Bultet, Lisandra, Sattler, Ursula, Roccabianca, Paola, Romero, Carlos H, Bloom, David C, Jacobson, Elliott R

“…We report the first de novo sequence assembly and analysis of the genome of Testudinid herpesvirus 3 (TeHV3), one of the most pathogenic chelonian…”
Get full text

Herpesvirus-Associated Proliferative Skin Disease in Frogs and Toads: Proposed Pathogenesis by Origgi, Francesco C., Otten, Patricia, Lohmann, Petra, Sattler, Ursula, Wahli, Thomas, Lavazza, Antonio, Gaschen, Veronique, Stoffel, Michael H.

“…A comparative study was carried out on common and agile frogs (Rana temporaria and R. dalmatina) naturally infected with ranid herpesvirus 3 (RaHV3) and common…”
Get full text

Clinical, virological and epidemiological characterization of an outbreak of Testudinid Herpesvirus 3 in a chelonian captive breeding facility: Lessons learned and first evidence of TeHV3 vertical transmission by Marenzoni, Maria Luisa, Santoni, Lorenzo, Felici, Andrea, Maresca, Carmen, Stefanetti, Valentina, Sforna, Monica, Franciosini, Maria Pia, Casagrande Proietti, Patrizia, Origgi, Francesco Carlo

“…Testudinid herpesviruses (TeHVs) have a worldwide distribution among tortoises. However, information such as risk factors promoting the occurrence or the…”
Get full text

Natural Infection of a European Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) with Francisella tularensis subsp. Holarctica by Pisano, Simone R. R., Kittl, Sonja, Eulenberger, Ulrike, Jores, Joerg, Origgi, Francesco C.

“…Postmortem examination and immunohistochemical and bacteriologic analyses on a free-ranging European red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) revealed a systemic…”
Get full text

First European report of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica isolation from a domestic cat by Kittl, Sonja, Francey, Thierry, Brodard, Isabelle, Origgi, Francesco C, Borel, Stéphanie, Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre, Schweighauser, Ariane, Jores, Joerg

“…Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica is a select agent causing life-threatening tularemia. It has been isolated from humans and animals, mainly lagomorphs…”
Get full text

Type III Secretion System of Aeromonas salmonicida Undermining the Host's Immune Response by Frey, Joachim, Origgi, Francesco C.

“…Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida is an important pathogen in salmonid aquaculture and is responsible for furunculosis, a common infectious disease in…”
Get full text

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES INFECTION IN FREE-RANGING RED FOXES ( VULPES VULPES ) AND EURASIAN LYNX ( LYNX LYNX ) IN SWITZERLAND by Heiderich, Elisabeth, Origgi, Francesco C, Pisano, Simone R R, Kittl, Sonja, Oevermann, Anna, Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre, Marti, Iris A

“…Listeria monocytogenes is an ubiquitous environmental saprophytic bacterium causing listeriosis in domestic animals, humans, and occasionally wildlife. In…”
Get more information

HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF CAPTIVE AND FREE-LIVING EUROPEAN POND TURTLES ( EMYS ORBICULARIS ) IN SWITZERLAND by Schönbächler, Katja, Segner, Helmut, Amphimaque, Bénédicte, Friker, Brian, Hofer, Andreas, Lange, Barbara, Stirn, Martina, Pantchev, Nikola, Origgi, Francesco C, Hoby, Stefan

“…The highly endangered European pond turtle ( ) was reintroduced in Switzerland in 2010. Up until 2019, no routine medical examinations have been carried out…”
Get more information

Metastatic cornual melanoma in a Valesian copperneck goat by Plüss, Jeanette, Franzen, Jan, Origgi, Francesco C., Marchionatti, Emma

“…A 10‐year‐old, neutered, male Valesian copperneck goat was presented to the Clinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern for a chronic wound at…”
Get full text

Canine Distemper Virus Fusion Activation: Critical Role of Residue E123 of CD150/SLAM by Khosravi, Mojtaba, Bringolf, Fanny, Röthlisberger, Silvan, Bieringer, Maria, Schneider-Schaulies, Jürgen, Zurbriggen, Andreas, Origgi, Francesco, Plattet, Philippe

“…Measles virus (MeV) and canine distemper virus (CDV) possess tetrameric attachment proteins (H) and trimeric fusion proteins, which cooperate with either SLAM…”
Get full text