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Emanuele Brianti

Emanuele Brianti

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Animal Science and Veterinary

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42
Citations
5780
World Ranking
1021
National Ranking
48

Overview

Emanuele Brianti is affiliated with the University of Messina in Italy. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on parasitology and vector-borne diseases.

The scientist's research encompasses several specialized subfields, including Parasitology, Insect Science, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their main topics of study consist of Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Helminth Infection and Control, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Mollusks and Parasites Studies, and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics.

Emanuele Brianti has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Zoonotic Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens infection in humans and an integrative approach to the diagnosis," 2021, Acta Tropica
  • "Identification of trypanosomatids and blood feeding preferences of phlebotomine sand fly species common in Sicily, Southern Italy," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Skin Lesions in Feline Leishmaniosis: A Systematic Review," 2021, Pathogens
  • "Leishmania tarentolae and Leishmania infantum in humans, dogs and cats in the Pelagie archipelago, southern Italy," 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Prevalence and risk factors associated with cat parasites in Italy: a multicenter study," 2021, Parasites & Vectors

The scientist frequently publishes their research in several scientific venues, most notably:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Acta Tropica
  • Pathogens
  • Animals
  • Veterinary Parasitology

Collaborative work forms an important aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ettore Napoli
  • Gabriella Gaglio
  • Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan
  • Domenico Otranto
  • Giovanni De Benedetto

Best Publications

  • 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

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

    Gioia Capelli;Claudio Genchi;Gad Baneth;Patrick Bourdeau

  • 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

  • Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

    Alessio Giannelli;Gioia Capelli;Anja Joachim;Barbara Hinney

  • Feline and canine leishmaniosis and other vector-borne diseases in the Aeolian Islands: Pathogen and vector circulation in a confined environment.

    Domenico Otranto;Ettore Napoli;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Giada Annoscia

  • Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) in wild animals: Report of new host species and ecological implications

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Egidio Mallia;Peter M. DiGeronimo

  • The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe part I: Protozoa and tick-borne agents

    Domenico Otranto;Cinzia Cantacessi;Martin Pfeffer;Filipe Dantas-Torres

  • Troglostrongylus brevior and Troglostrongylus subcrenatus (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae) as agents of broncho-pulmonary infestation in domestic cats

    Emanuele Brianti;Gabriella Gaglio;Salvatore Giannetto;Giada Annoscia

  • Lungworms of the genus Troglostrongylus (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae): neglected parasites for domestic cats.

    E. Brianti;S. Giannetto;F. Dantas-Torres;D. Otranto

  • Morphological and molecular data on the dermal microfilariae of a species of Cercopithifilaria from a dog in Sicily

    Domenico Otranto;Emanuele Brianti;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Stefania Weigl

  • The zoophilic fruitfly Phortica variegata: morphology, ecology and biological niche

    D. Otranto;E. Brianti;C. Cantacessi;R. P. Lia

  • Efficacy of a slow-release imidacloprid (10%)/ flumethrin (4.5%) collar for the prevention of canine leishmaniosis

    Emanuele Brianti;Gabriella Gaglio;Ettore Napoli;Luigi Falsone

  • A multiplex PCR for the simultaneous detection of species of filarioids infesting dogs.

    Maria Stefania Latrofa;Stefania Weigl;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Giada Annoscia

  • Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Ixodida, Ixodidae) as intermediate host of a canine neglected filarial species with dermal microfilariae.

    E. Brianti;D. Otranto;F. Dantas-Torres;S. Weigl

  • Evidence for direct transmission of the cat lungworm Troglostrongylus brevior (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae)

    Emanuele Brianti;Gabriella Gaglio;Ettore Napoli;Luigi Falsone

  • A nationwide survey of Leishmania infantum infection in cats and associated risk factors in Italy.

    Roberta Iatta;Tommaso Furlanello;Vito Colella;Vito Colella;Viviana Domenica Tarallo

  • Release of lungworm larvae from snails in the environment: potential for alternative transmission pathways.

    Alessio Giannelli;Vito Colella;Francesca Abramo;Rafael Antonio do Nascimento Ramos

  • Cystic echinococcosis in equids in Italy

    Antonio Varcasia;Giovanni Garippa;Anna Paola Pipia;Antonio Scala

  • Prevention of feline leishmaniosis with an imidacloprid 10%/flumethrin 4.5% polymer matrix collar.

    Emanuele Brianti;Luigi Falsone;Ettore Napoli;Gabriella Gaglio

  • Development of the feline lungworms Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior in Helix aspersa snails.

    Alessio Giannelli;Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos;Giada Annoscia;Angela Di Cesare

  • Troglostrongylus brevior and a nonexistent ‘dilemma’

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Gabriella Gaglio
Gabriella Gaglio University of Messina
Salvatore Giannetto
Salvatore Giannetto University of Messina
Maria Stefania Latrofa
Maria Stefania Latrofa University of Bari Aldo Moro
Alessio Giannelli
Alessio Giannelli University of Bari Aldo Moro
Giada Annoscia
Giada Annoscia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Antonio Varcasia
Antonio Varcasia University of Sassari
Vito Colella
Vito Colella University of Melbourne
Gioia Capelli
Gioia Capelli Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie

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