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Adriano Casulli is affiliated with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy. The scientist's primary research focus lies within the field of Medicine, with particular attention to Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, and Parasitology. Additional subfields include Ecology and Infectious Diseases.

Their research extensively covers parasitic infections in humans and animals, congenital anomalies and fetal surgery, parasitic infections and diagnostics, parasite biology and host interactions, as well as urological and amoebic infections and treatments.

  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments

Adriano Casulli has published numerous scientific papers, including recent works such as:

  • New global targets for NTDs in the WHO roadmap 2021-2030, 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Species and genotypes belonging to Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex causing human cystic echinococcosis in Europe (2000-2021): a systematic review, 2022, Parasites & Vectors
  • Unveiling the incidences and trends of the neglected zoonosis cystic echinococcosis in Europe: a systematic review from the MEmE project, 2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Other highly cited publications within the sphere of parasitology include:

  • International consensus on terminology to be used in the field of echinococcoses, 2020, Parasite
  • Reinventing the Wheel of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato Transmission to Humans, 2020, Trends in Parasitology

Frequent publication venues for Adriano Casulli comprise:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Pathogens
  • Parasitology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist collaborates regularly with researchers such as Francesca Tamarozzi, Azzurra Santoro, Federica Santolamazza, Urmas Saarma, and Thomas Romig.

Best Publications

  • Rescue of a Severely Bottlenecked Wolf (Canis Lupus) Population by a Single Immigrant

    Carles Vilà;Anna-Karin Sundqvist;Øystein Flagstad;Jennifer Seddon

  • Combined use of maternal, paternal and bi-parental genetic markers for the identification of wolf-dog hybrids.

    Carles Vilà;Christopher Walker;Anna-Karin Sundqvist;Oystein Flagstad

  • Potential risk factors associated with human alveolar echinococcosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Franz J. Conraths;Carolina Probst;Alessia Possenti;Alessia Possenti;Belgees Boufana;Belgees Boufana

  • Laboratory Diagnosis of Echinococcus spp. in Human Patients and Infected Animals.

    M Siles-Lucas;A Casulli;F J Conraths;Norbert Müller

  • The geographical distribution and prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in animals in the European Union and adjacent countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Antti Oksanen;Mar Siles-Lucas;Jacek Karamon;Alessia Possenti

  • Serological Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Human Cystic Echinococcosis: A New Hope for the Future?

    Raúl Manzano-Román;Carlos Sánchez-Ovejero;Ana Hernández-González;Adriano Casulli

  • Prevalence of abdominal cystic echinococcosis in rural Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey: a cross-sectional, ultrasound-based, population study from the HERACLES project

    Francesca Tamarozzi;Okan Akhan;Carmen Michaela Cretu;Kamenna Vutova

  • Genetic variability of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto in Europe inferred by mitochondrial DNA sequences.

    Adriano Casulli;Maria Interisano;Tamas Sreter;Lidia Chitimia

  • Progress in the pharmacological treatment of human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis: Compounds and therapeutic targets.

    Mar Siles-Lucas;Adriano Casulli;Roberto Cirilli;David Carmena

  • Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Gerardo Acosta-Jamett;Vanessa Andresiuk

  • Echinococcus ortleppi and E. granulosus G1, G2 and G3 genotypes in Italian bovines

    Adriano Casulli;Maria Teresa Manfredi;Giuseppe La Rosa;Anna Rita Di Cerbo

  • Isolation and characterization of exosomes derived from fertile sheep hydatid cysts

    Mar Siles-Lucas;Carlos Sánchez-Ovejero;María González-Sánchez;Esperanza González

  • Reinventing the Wheel of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato Transmission to Humans

    Francesca Tamarozzi;Peter Deplazes;Adriano Casulli

  • A semi-automated magnetic capture probe based DNA extraction and real-time PCR method applied in the Swedish surveillance of Echinococcus multilocularis in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) faecal samples

    Mats Isaksson;Åsa Hagström;Maria Teresa Armua-Fernandez;Helene Wahlström

  • Trichinella papuae and Trichinella zimbabwensis induce infection in experimentally infected varans, caimans, pythons and turtles.

    E Pozio;G Marucci;A Casulli;L Sacchi

  • Hunting practices increase the prevalence of Trichinella infection in wolves from European Russia.

    Edoardo Pozio;Adriano Casulli;Vladimir V. Bologov;Gianluca Marucci

  • Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: A practical guide.

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Gerardo Acosta-Jamett;Vanessa Andresiuk

  • Molecular evidence of the camel strain (G6 genotype) of Echinococcus granulosus in humans from Turkana, Kenya

    Adriano Casulli;Eberhard Zeyhle;Enrico Brunetti;Edoardo Pozio

  • Molecular phylogeny based on six nuclear genes suggests that Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6/G7 and G8/G10 can be regarded as two distinct species.

    Teivi Laurimäe;Liina Kinkar;Epp Moks;Thomas Romig

  • Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) of the Italian Alpine region: is there a focus of autochthonous transmission?

    A. Casulli;M.T. Manfredi;G. La Rosa;A.R. Di Cerbo

  • Echinococcus equinus and Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto from the United Kingdom: genetic diversity and haplotypic variation.

    Belgees Boufana;Wai San Lett;Samia Lahmar;Imad Buishi

  • Spatial distribution and genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis in Hungary.

    A. Casulli;Z. Széll;E. Pozio;T. Sréter

  • Hunting Practices Increase the Prevalence of Trichinella Infection in Wolves From

    Edoardo Pozio;Adriano Casulli;Vladimir V. Bologov

Frequent Co-Authors

Edoardo Pozio
Edoardo Pozio Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Mar Siles-Lucas
Mar Siles-Lucas Spanish National Research Council
Belgees Boufana
Belgees Boufana Animal and Plant Health Agency
Gérald Umhang
Gérald Umhang French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety
Antonio Varcasia
Antonio Varcasia University of Sassari
Maria Teresa Manfredi
Maria Teresa Manfredi University of Milan
G. La Rosa
G. La Rosa Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Urmas Saarma
Urmas Saarma University of Tartu
Thomas Romig
Thomas Romig University of Hohenheim
Franz Josef Conraths
Franz Josef Conraths Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

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