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Maria Stefania Latrofa

Maria Stefania Latrofa

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
48
Citations
6738
World Ranking
705
National Ranking
30

Overview

Maria Stefania Latrofa is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy. Their research mainly focuses on infectious diseases, agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on parasitology and vector-borne infections. The scientist has contributed extensively to studies in medicine and public health, with particular attention to insect science and ecology.

Their work involves multiple interconnected topics, including:

  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Maria Stefania Latrofa has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Domenico Otranto
  • Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan
  • Ranju Ravindran Santhakumari Manoj
  • Roberta Iatta
  • Giada Annoscia

Their publications are regularly featured in prominent journals such as Parasites & Vectors, Acta Tropica, and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, along with Scientific Reports and Parasitology Research. These venues reflect a focus on parasitology, tropical diseases, and vector-related research.

Some recent papers authored by Maria Stefania Latrofa include:

  • Wolbachia: endosymbiont of onchocercid nematodes and their vectors, 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • Zoonotic Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens infection in humans and an integrative approach to the diagnosis, 2021, Acta Tropica
  • Role of reptiles and associated arthropods in the epidemiology of rickettsioses: A one health paradigm, 2021, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Detection of Leishmania tarentolae in lizards, sand flies and dogs in southern Italy, where Leishmania infantum is endemic: hindrances and opportunities, 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • Leishmania tarentolae and Leishmania infantum in humans, dogs and cats in the Pelagie archipelago, southern Italy, 2021, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

The scientist's work spans the study of parasite-host interactions, vector ecology, and the diagnostics and epidemiology of infectious diseases affecting both humans and animals. This multidisciplinary approach includes investigating the role of arthropod symbionts and zoonotic parasites within One Health frameworks.

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

  • 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

  • Ticks infesting humans in Italy and associated pathogens

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Alessio Giannelli;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • Diagnosis of Hepatozoon canis in young dogs by cytology and PCR

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Stefania Weigl;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • 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

  • Diagnosis of Canine Vector-Borne Diseases in Young Dogs: a Longitudinal Study

    Domenico Otranto;Gabriella Testini;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Maria S. Latrofa

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

    Emanuele Brianti;Gabriella Gaglio;Salvatore Giannetto;Giada Annoscia

  • Molecular epidemiology, phylogeny and evolution of dermatophytes.

    Claudia Cafarchia;Roberta Iatta;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Yvonne Gräser

  • Efficacy of a combination of 10% imidacloprid/50% permethrin for the prevention of leishmaniasis in kennelled dogs in an endemic area

    Domenico Otranto;Paola Paradies;Riccardo Paolo Lia;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks.

    Maria Stefania Latrofa;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Alessio Giannelli;Domenico 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

  • Advances in the identification of Malassezia.

    Claudia Cafarchia;Robin B. Gasser;Luciana A. Figueredo;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • The spread of zoonotic Thelazia callipaeda in the Balkan area

    Adnan Hodžić;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Giada Annoscia;Amer Alić

  • Molecular xenomonitoring of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in mosquitoes from north-eastern Italy by real-time PCR coupled with melting curve analysis.

    Maria Stefania Latrofa;Fabrizio Montarsi;Silvia Ciocchetta;Giada Annoscia

  • 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

  • Prevention of canine leishmaniosis in a hyper-endemic area using a combination of 10% imidacloprid/4.5% flumethrin.

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Donato de Caprariis;Giancarlo Di Paola

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Giada Annoscia
Giada Annoscia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Alessio Giannelli
Alessio Giannelli University of Bari Aldo Moro
Gioia Capelli
Gioia Capelli Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Riccardo Paolo Lia
Riccardo Paolo Lia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Emanuele Brianti
Emanuele Brianti University of Messina
Cinzia Cantacessi
Cinzia Cantacessi University of Cambridge
Vito Colella
Vito Colella University of Melbourne
Dorothee Stanneck
Dorothee Stanneck Elanco (United States)

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