Gianluca Miletti

Linking Pollution and Viral Risk: Detection of Dioxins and Coronaviruses in Cats and Dogs

Francesco Serra, Silvia Canzanella, Sergio Brandi, Gerardo Picazio et autres

Viral and chemical analyses were performed on 80 dead cats and 51 dead dogs from the Campania Region (Southern Italy), with the aim of evaluating in vivo the potential correlation between coronavirus (CoV) infections and levels of environmental pollutants such as dioxins …

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Overkilling in a Dog: A Case Report

Federica Pesce, Emanuela Sannino, Enza Ragosta, Laura Marigliano et autres

The term "overkilling" in forensic medicine is not clearly defined and is used to refer to homicides involving unusually massive injuries, far exceeding those necessary to kill the victim. This is the clinical case of a dog found in February 2023 in …

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Pathological Changes and Sodium Rhodizonate Test as Tools for Investigating Gunshot Wounds in Veterinary Forensic Pathology

Giuseppe Piegari, Ilaria d’Aquino, Giovanni Valerio Salanti, Vittoria Romano et autres

Gunshot wound morphology and gunshot residues (GSRs) evaluation have been poorly investigated in veterinary forensic pathology. The aims of the present study were to assess the gunshot wound morphology in animals and evaluate the detectability of lead deriving from GSRs using colorimetric …

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Lightning deaths in three outdoor dogs: A case study

Federica Pesce, Emanuela Sannino, Enza Ragosta, Mauro Esposito et autres

This case report presents findings in three German Shepherd placed outdoor, dead after a night of thunderstorm.

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Morphometrical and Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Kidney as an Indirect Parameter to Estimate Age in Puppies in Veterinary Forensic Pathology

Ilaria d’Aquino, Giuseppe Piegari, Gianluca Miletti, Emanuela Sannino et autres

Estimation of age represents a central focus in the veterinary forensic pathology field. Currently, the visual examination of the dentition and the skeletal age are the main methods to estimate the age of puppies. Nevertheless, these methods are affected by a broad …

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A Retrospective Study of Viral Molecular Prevalences in Cats in Southern Italy (Campania Region)

Maria Grazia Amoroso, Francesco Serra, Gianluca Miletti, Lorena Cardillo et autres

From 2019 to 2021, a retrospective molecular study was conducted in the Campania region (southern Italy) to determine the prevalence of viral diseases in domestic cats. A total of 328 dead animals were analyzed by Real-Time PCR for the presence of feline …

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Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021)

Flora Alfano, Gianvito Lanave, Maria Gabriella Lucibelli, Gianluca Miletti et autres

This study aims to investigate the presence of canine distemper virus (CDV) infection in 949 autochthonous or illegally imported dogs from Southern Italy, over a period of eight years (2014-2021). CDV RNA was detected in 6.8% (65/949) of the animals tested, with …

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Morphometrical and Immunohistochemical Examination of Kidney as An Indirect Parameter to Assess Age in Puppies in Veterinary Forensic Pathology

Ilaria d’Aquino, Gianluca Miletti, R. Fico, Leonardo Meomartino et autres

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Involvement of herpesviruses in cases of abortion among water buffaloes in southern Italy

Claudia Esposito, Filomena Fiorito, Gianluca Miletti, Francesco Serra et autres

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis SIT42 Infection in an Abused Dog in Southern Italy

Lucia Vangone, Lorena Cardillo, Marita Georgia Riccardi, Giorgia Borriello et autres

A case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is described in a dead adult male dog in Southern Italy. The carcass was found by the Health Authority in a gypsy encampment. It was admitted to our forensic veterinary medicine unit, with a suspicion of …

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Circulation of pantropic canine coronavirus in autochthonous and imported dogs, Italy

Flora Alfano, Giovanna Fusco, Viviana Mari, Leonardo Occhiogrosso et autres

Canine coronavirus (CCoV) strains with the ability to spread to internal organs, also known as pantropic CCoVs (pCCoVs), have been detected in domestic dogs and wild carnivores. Our study focused on the detection and molecular characterization of pCCoV strains circulating in Italy …

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Heartworm Disease (Dirofilaria immitis) in Two Roaming Dogs From the Urban Area of Castel Volturno, Southern Italy

Mario Santoro, Gianluca Miletti, Lucia Vangone, Luisa Spadari et autres

The zoonotic filarioid nematode Dirofilaria immitis is transmitted by bloodsucking mosquitoes and causes heartworm disease in dogs and wild canines. In the last decade D. immitis has spread in southern Europe including Italy. Few autochthonous foci of infection have been reported in …

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