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Animal Science and Veterinary
Italy
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
97
Citations
35829
World Ranking
20
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Domenico Otranto is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy. Their research spans several fields, primarily medicine, immunology and microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences. The main areas of study include infectious diseases, parasitology, public health, environmental and occupational health, insect science, and epidemiology.

The scholar's work focuses on topics related to vector-borne infectious diseases, parasitic diseases research and treatment, research on leishmaniasis studies, viral infections and vectors, parasite biology and host interactions, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and Trypanosoma species research and implications.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Zoonotic Vectorborne Pathogens and Ectoparasites of Dogs and Cats in Eastern and Southeast Asia, 2020, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Gateway to Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, 2021, Trends in Parasitology
  • Leishmania infantum and Dirofilaria immitis infections in Italy, 2009-2019: changing distribution patterns, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Malassezia spp. Yeasts of Emerging Concern in Fungemia, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Ticks and associated pathogens in camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, 2020, Parasites & Vectors

Domenico Otranto frequently coauthors with Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Marcos Antônio Bezerra-Santos, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Roberta Iatta, and Maria Stefanía Latrofa.

The primary venues for their scientific contributions include:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Parasitology Research
  • Acta Tropica
  • Trends in Parasitology
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Best Publications

  • Ticks and tick-borne diseases: a One Health perspective.

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Bruno B. Chomel;Domenico Otranto

  • On a Cercopithifilaria sp. transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus: a neglected, but widespread filarioid of dogs

    Domenico Otranto;Emanuele Brianti;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Giada Annoscia

  • Vector-borne helminths of dogs and humans in Europe.

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Emanuele Brianti;Donato Traversa

  • Morphological and genetic diversity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato from the New and Old Worlds

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Giada Annoscia;Alessio Giannelli

  • Vector-borne parasitic zoonoses: emerging scenarios and new perspectives.

    Douglas D. Colwell;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Domenico Otranto

  • Managing canine vector-borne diseases of zoonotic concern: part two

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) for the analysis of genetic variation

    Robin B Gasser;Min Hu;Neil B Chilton;Bronwyn E Campbell

  • Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

    Gioia Capelli;Claudio Genchi;Gad Baneth;Patrick Bourdeau

  • Canine leishmaniosis in the Old and New Worlds: unveiled similarities and differences

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Laia Solano-Gallego;Gad Baneth;Vitor Marcio Ribeiro

  • The prevention of canine leishmaniasis and its impact on public health

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres

  • Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye

    Domenico Otranto;Mark L Eberhard

  • Dogs, cats, parasites, and humans in Brazil: opening the black box.

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Domenico Otranto

  • Parasites of domestic owned cats in Europe: Co-infestations and risk factors

    Frédéric Beugnet;Patrick Bourdeau;Karine Chalvet-Monfray;Vasile Cozma

  • Canine and feline vector-borne diseases in Italy: current situation and perspectives

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres

  • Major Parasitic Zoonoses Associated with Dogs and Cats in Europe

    G. Baneth;S.M. Thamsborg;D. Otranto;J. Guillot

  • Changing distribution patterns of canine vector borne diseases in Italy: leishmaniosis vs. dirofilariosis

    Domenico Otranto;Gioia Capelli;Claudio Genchi

  • The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods

    Domenico Otranto;Cinzia Cantacessi;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Emanuele Brianti

  • A review of dicrocoeliosis of ruminants including recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment.

    D Otranto;D Traversa

  • Zoonotic Parasites of Sheltered and Stray Dogs in the Era of the Global Economic and Political Crisis

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Andrei D. Mihalca;Rebecca J. Traub

  • The epidemiology of canine and feline dermatophytoses in southern Italy.

    C. Cafarchia;D. Romito;M. Sasanelli;R. Lia

  • Anthelmintic resistance in cyathostomin populations from horse yards in Italy, United Kingdom and Germany

    Donato Traversa;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna;Janina Demeler;Piermarino Milillo

Frequent Co-Authors

Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Maria Stefania Latrofa
Maria Stefania Latrofa University of Bari Aldo Moro
Riccardo Paolo Lia
Riccardo Paolo Lia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Donato Traversa
Donato Traversa University of Teramo
Gioia Capelli
Gioia Capelli Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Emanuele Brianti
Emanuele Brianti University of Messina
Alessio Giannelli
Alessio Giannelli University of Bari Aldo Moro
Cinzia Cantacessi
Cinzia Cantacessi University of Cambridge
Giada Annoscia
Giada Annoscia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Vito Colella
Vito Colella University of Melbourne

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