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Annunziata Giangaspero

Annunziata Giangaspero

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Animal Science and Veterinary

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38
Citations
4652
World Ranking
1435
National Ranking
66

Overview

Annunziata Giangaspero is affiliated with the University of Foggia in Italy. Their research spans various topics within immunology, microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on parasitology.

The scientist's work covers a range of subjects including parasitic infections and diagnostics, bird parasitology and diseases, study of mite species, insect and pesticide research, Toxoplasma gondii research, vector-borne infectious diseases, and dermatological diseases and infestations.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Giangaspero include Alessandra Barlaam, Nicola Ferrari, G. Normanno, Lucy J. Robertson, and Roberto Amerigo Papini.

Giangaspero has contributed publications to a variety of peer-reviewed journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Pathogens
  • Parasitology International
  • Food and Waterborne Parasitology
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology

Recent papers include:

  • "Habronematidosis in Equids: Current Status, Advances, Future Challenges," 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Ready-to-eat salads and berry fruits purchased in Italy contaminated by Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Entamoeba histolytica," 2022, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Dermanyssus gallinae and chicken egg production: impact, management, and a predicted compatibility matrix for integrated approaches," 2020, Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • "Contamination of fresh produce sold on the Italian market with Cyclospora cayetanensis and Echinococcus multilocularis," 2021, Food Microbiology
  • "Asia and Europe: So Distant So Close? The Case of Lipoptena fortisetosa in Italy," 2020, Korean Journal of Parasitology

The main fields of study where Giangaspero has published include Immunology and Microbiology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine.

Subfields represented in their research are Parasitology, Insect Science, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Small Animals.

Best Publications

  • Significance and Control of the Poultry Red Mite, Dermanyssus gallinae

    Olivier Sparagano;David George;David Harrington;Annunziata Giangaspero

  • Evaluation of the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) susceptibility to some acaricides in field populations from Italy

    Marianna Marangi;Maria Assunta Cafiero;Gioia Capelli;Antonio Camarda

  • Anthelmintic resistance and multidrug resistance in sheep gastro-intestinal nematodes in France, Greece and Italy.

    Thomas Geurden;Herve Hoste;Philippe Jacquiet;Donato Traversa

  • Biology of Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) eyeworms in naturally infected definitive hosts.

    D. Otranto;R. P. Lia;V. Buono;D. Traversa

  • Giardia duodenalis genotypes and Cryptosporidium species in humans and domestic animals in Côte d’Ivoire: occurrence and evidence for environmental contamination

    Federica Berrilli;Rossella D'Alfonso;Annunziata Giangaspero;Marianna Marangi

  • Detection and prevalence of protozoan parasites in ready-to-eat packaged salads on sale in Italy

    Tiziana Caradonna;Marianna Marangi;Federica Del Chierico;Nicola Ferrari

  • A gallery of the key characters to ease identification of Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Gamasida: Dermanyssidae) and allow differentiation from Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Acari: Gamasida: Macronyssidae).

    Antonella Di Palma;Annunziata Giangaspero;Maria Assunta Cafiero;Giacinto S Germinara

  • Acaricide Residues in Laying Hens Naturally Infested by Red Mite Dermanyssus gallinae

    Marianna Marangi;Vincenzo Morelli;Sandra Pati;Antonio Camarda

  • Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii presence in farmed shellfish by nested-PCR and real-time PCR fluorescent amplicon generation assay (FLAG).

    L. Putignani;L. Mancinelli;F. Del Chierico;D. Menichella

  • Giardia and Cryptosporidium and public health: the epidemiological scenario from the Italian perspective.

    Annunziata Giangaspero;Federica Berrilli;Olga Brandonisio

  • Occurrence of anthelmintic resistant equine cyathostome populations in central and southern Italy

    Donato Traversa;Thomas R. Klei;Raffaella Iorio;Barbara Paoletti

  • Prevalence and molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis from sheep in central Italy.

    Annunziata Giangaspero;Barbara Paoletti;Raffaella Iorio;Donato Traversa

  • Endoparasite Infections in Pet and Zoo Birds in Italy

    Roberto Papini;Martine Girivetto;Marianna Marangi;Francesca Mancianti

  • Evaluation of the house fly Musca domestica as a mechanical vector for an anthrax.

    Antonio Fasanella;Silvia Scasciamacchia;Giuliano Garofolo;Annunziata Giangaspero

  • Dermatophytoses in cats and humans in central Italy: epidemiological aspects.

    R. Iorio;C. Cafarchia;G. Capelli;D. Fasciocco

  • Giardia and Cryptosporidium in inflowing water and harvested shellfish in a Lagoon in Southern Italy.

    Annunziata Giangaspero;Roberta Cirillo;Vita Lacasella;Antonio Lonigro

  • Molecular evidence for Cryptosporidium infection in dogs in Central Italy.

    Annunziata Giangaspero;Raffaella Iorio;Barbara Paoletti;Donato Traversa

  • Detection of Toxoplasma gondii and Cyclospora cayetanensis in Mytilus galloprovincialis from Izmir Province coast (Turkey) by Real Time PCR/High-Resolution Melting analysis (HRM).

    U. Aksoy;M. Marangi;Roberto Amerigo Papini;S. Ozkoc

  • Semi-nested PCR for the specific detection of Habronema microstoma or Habronema muscae DNA in horse faeces.

    D. Traversa;A. Giangaspero;R. Iorio;D. Otranto

  • Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys in dogs using polymerase chain reaction and reverse line blot hybridization

    Olivier A. E. Sparagano;Alexander P. de Vos;Barbara Paoletti;Cesare Cammà

  • Evidences of increasing risk of dirofilarioses in southern Italy

    A. Giangaspero;M. Marangi;M. S. Latrofa;D. Martinelli

  • DETECTION AND PREVALENCE OF PROTOZOAN PARASITES IN READY-TO-EAT PACKAGED SALADS ON SALE IN ITALY.

    Annunziata Giangaspero;Tiziana Caradonna;Marianna Marangi;Federica Del Chierico

Frequent Co-Authors

Donato Traversa
Donato Traversa University of Teramo
Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Barbara Paoletti
Barbara Paoletti University of Teramo
Raffaella Iorio
Raffaella Iorio University of Teramo
Olivier Sparagano
Olivier Sparagano City University of Hong Kong
Gioia Capelli
Gioia Capelli Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Riccardo Paolo Lia
Riccardo Paolo Lia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Francesca Mancianti
Francesca Mancianti University of Pisa
Lorenza Putignani
Lorenza Putignani Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences
Maria Teresa Manfredi
Maria Teresa Manfredi University of Milan

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