Dr. Alda Natale graduated in veterinary medicine in 1995 at the University of Bologna. She obtained a specialisation in health surveillance of animal populations in 1996 and a specialisation in animal health, breeding and zootechnical production in 1999. She has a Ph.D. in Public Health (University of Padua, 2003). From 1996 to 2000, she worked as a freelancer in the pet sector at a private veterinary clinic with 24/7 service, with the role of contact person for the internal analysis laboratory. From 2001 to 2004, she worked in the Parasitology laboratory of the IZSVe, dealing with general parasitology, mycology, and entomological surveillance of vector-borne diseases. Since December 2004, she has been in charge as scientist in the Serology and Planned Diseases laboratory. From 1 June 2017 to 31 May 2018, she held the role of interim manager of the Territorial Complex Structure 3—Diagnostics in animal health. Since 2019, she has been responsible for the Serology and Planned Diseases Laboratory. She has been the director of the Territorial Complex Structure 3—Padua, Vicenza, and Rovigo since 1 August 2020. Alda Natale’s research interests include the serological diagnosis of infectious diseases of mammals, focussing on epidemiology and surveillance applied to some zoonotic diseases (Q fever, Leptospirosis, Chlamydioses, Leishmaniosis, Toxoplasmosis), dealing with whole diagnoses for some of them.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Legnaro, Italy