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Alessandra Torina is affiliated with the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Sicilia in Italy. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant focus on parasitology and infectious diseases.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Leptospirosis research and findings
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

The subfields contributing to their body of work include:

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science

Alessandra Torina's research has been published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Animals
  • Microorganisms
  • Pathogens
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Parasites & Vectors

Some of their recent scientific papers include:

  • Innate Immune Response to Tick-Borne Pathogens: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Induced in the Hosts, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Immune Response to Tick-Borne Hemoparasites: Host Adaptive Immune Response Mechanisms as Potential Targets for Therapies and Vaccines, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Ticks infesting humans and associated pathogens: a cross-sectional study in a 3-year period (2017-2019) in northwest Italy, 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • Recent Advances on the Innate Immune Response to Coxiella burnetii, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • A Review on the Immunological Response against Trypanosoma cruzi, 2023, Pathogens

Collaboration is an integral part of Alessandra Torina's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Valeria Blanda
  • Francesca Grippi
  • Francesco La Russa
  • Annalisa Guercio
  • Paola Galluzzo

Best Publications

  • Tick-Pathogen Interactions and Vector Competence: Identification of Molecular Drivers for Tick-Borne Diseases

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Sandra Antunes;Sarah Bonnet;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

  • Sequence Analysis of the msp4 Gene of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Robert F Massung;Susan J Wong;Frederick K Chu

  • Identification of a novel bluetongue virus vector species of Culicoides in Sicily.

    S. Caracappa;A. Torina;A. Guercio;F. Vitale

  • Potential vertebrate reservoir hosts and invertebrate vectors of Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum in central Spain.

    José De La Fuente;Victoria Naranjo;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Ursula Höfle

  • Genetic diversity of anaplasma species major surface proteins and implications for anaplasmosis serodiagnosis and vaccine development

    José de la Fuente;Ala Lew;Hans Lutz;Marina L. Meli

  • Prevalence and diagnosis of Babesia and Theileria infections in horses in Italy: a preliminary study.

    Annabella Moretti;Vittorio Mangili;Romana Salvatori;Carmen Maresca

  • Can Anaplasma ovis in small ruminants be neglected any longer

    S. Renneker;J. Abdo;D. E. A. Salih;T. Karagenç

  • Serologic and molecular characterization of Anaplasma species infection in farm animals and ticks from Sicily

    José de la Fuente;Alessandra Torina;Santo Caracappa;Giovanni Tumino

  • Analysis of world strains of Anaplasma marginale using major surface protein 1a repeat sequences.

    José de la Fuente;Paula Ruybal;Moses S. Mtshali;Victoria Naranjo

  • Hemoprotozoa of domestic animals in France: prevalence and molecular characterization.

    A. Criado-Fornelio;A. Buling;J.L. Pingret;M. Etievant

  • Modelling the distributions of Culicoides bluetongue virus vectors in Sicily in relation to satellite-derived climate variables

    B. V. Purse;A. J. Tatem;S. Caracappa;D. J. Rogers

  • Midichloria mitochondrii is widespread in hard ticks (Ixodidae) and resides in the mitochondria of phylogenetically diverse species.

    S. Epis;D. Sassera;T. Beninati;N.L. Lo

  • Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in adult Dermacentor spp. ticks from nine collection sites in France.

    S. Bonnet;J. de la Fuente;P. Nicollet;X. Liu

  • Development and validation of two PCR tests for the detection of and differentiation between Anaplasma ovis and Anaplasma marginale

    Alessandra Torina;Annalisa Agnone;Valeria Blanda;Angelina Alongi

  • Observed Prevalence of Tick‐borne Pathogens in Domestic Animals in Sicily, Italy during 2003–2005

    A. Torina;J. Vicente;A. Alongi;S. Scimeca

  • Evidence of Anaplasma infections in European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from southern Spain

    José de la Fuente;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Victoria Naranjo;Alessandra Torina

  • Prevalence of Coxiella burnetti infection in wild and farmed ungulates.

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Óscar Rodríguez;Alessandra Torina;Victoria Naranjo

  • A Molecular survey of Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., Ehrlichia canis and Babesia microti in foxes and fleas from Sicily.

    A. Torina;V. Blanda;F. Antoci;S. Scimeca

  • Prevalence and Genotypes of Anaplasma Species and Habitat Suitability for Ticks in a Mediterranean Ecosystem

    Alessandra Torina;Angelina Alongi;Victoria Naranjo;Agustín Estrada-Peña

  • Spatial distribution of bluetongue virus and its Culicoides vectors in Sicily.

    A. Torina;S. Caracappa;P. S. Mellor;M. Baylis

  • Molecular characterization of Anaplasma platys strains from dogs in Sicily, Italy.

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Alessandra Torina;Victoria Naranjo;Silviane Nicosia

Frequent Co-Authors

Santo Caracappa
Santo Caracappa University of Palermo
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
Joaquín Vicente
Joaquín Vicente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Isabel G. Fernández de Mera
Isabel G. Fernández de Mera University of Castilla-La Mancha
Consuelo Almazán
Consuelo Almazán Autonomous University of Queretaro
Agustín Estrada-Peña
Agustín Estrada-Peña University of Zaragoza
Olivier Sparagano
Olivier Sparagano City University of Hong Kong
Francisco Ruiz-Fons
Francisco Ruiz-Fons University of Castilla-La Mancha

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