Paola Pregel

Dr. Paola Pregel

Turin University
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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 September 2007 in Veterinary Parasitology
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EFEzio Ferroglio
Ezio Ferroglio
MPM. Pasino
M. Pasino
Angelo RomanoAngelo Romano
Angelo Romano
DGD. Grande
D. Grande
Paola PregelPaola Pregel
Paola Pregel
ATA. Trisciuoglio
A. Trisciuoglio

8 January 2005 in Veterinary Record
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Paola PregelPaola Pregel
Paola Pregel
EBE. Bollo
E. Bollo
CTCannizzo Tiziana
Cannizzo Tiziana
BBB. Biolatti
B. Biolatti
ECE. Contato
E. Contato

1 August 2003 in Research in Veterinary Science
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EBE. Bollo
E. Bollo
Paola PregelPaola Pregel
Paola Pregel
SGS. Gennero
S. Gennero
EPE. Pizzoni
E. Pizzoni
SRSergio Rosati
Sergio Rosati
BBB. Biolatti
B. Biolatti

1 January 2010 in Journal of Comparative Pathology
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MCMaria Teresa Capucchio
Maria Teresa Capucchio
MMM. Márquez
M. Márquez
Paola PregelPaola Pregel
Paola Pregel
LFL. Foradada
L. Foradada
MBM. Bravo
M. Bravo
MPM. Pumarola
M. Pumarola

3 March 2015 in Malaria Journal
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Frine Eleonora ScaglioneFrine Eleonora Scaglione
Frine Eleonora Scaglione
Paola PregelPaola Pregel
Paola Pregel
CTCannizzo Tiziana
Cannizzo Tiziana
APAntón Davìd Pérez-Rodríguez
Antón Davìd Pérez-Rodríguez
EFEzio Ferroglio
Ezio Ferroglio
BEBOLLO Enrico
BOLLO Enrico
Haemoparasites in feral pigeons have been studied in several countries but no data are available from Italy. The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence and diversity of Haemoproteus spp./Plasmodium spp. and Leucocytozoon spp. in feral pigeons from northwest Italy, as well as the association between infection and host age or sex. Feral pigeons were collected during a regional culling programme from the Piedmont region (northwest Italy) and subjected to necropsy. Infections were detected from DNA extracted from the spleen following a nested PCR protocol. The association between sex or age and infection status was evaluated using the chi-squared test for independence or Fisher’s exact test. Out of 51 animals, 15 were positive for Haemoproteus/Plasmodium spp. and eight for Leucocytozoon spp., with a significant difference between haemoparasites prevalence. There was no significant association between age or sex and infection status. The coinfection with different haemoparasites was very significant (p < 0.01), showing a greater relative risk to be infected by a second haemoparasite in birds already infected, in particular in male and in adult pigeons. DNA sequencing of Leucocytozoon spp. showed six different lineages in pigeons, and one of Haemoproteus and Plasmodium, respectively. Blood parasites are continuously circulating around the world, and the results presented in the paper suggest that cross infection of feral pigeons with haemoparasites typical of other migratory or nonmigratory bird species is possible. Moreover, the geographical location of Italy along the main migratory routes is a crucial factor to be considered for migratory birds, because they can be affected by blood parasites detected in feral pigeons, and vice versa.

15 August 2007 in Virchows Archiv
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LALuca Aresu
Luca Aresu
MRMaria Pia Rastaldi
Maria Pia Rastaldi
ESEugenio Scanziani
Eugenio Scanziani
JBJames Baily
James Baily
EREnrico Radaelli
Enrico Radaelli
FVFederico Valenza
Federico Valenza