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  1. Phylogenetic and histopathological characterization of putative Hepatozoon ophisauri-like lineages in rodents from Italy

    Article • Acta Parasitologica, June 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mattia Calzolari

  2. Emerging neurotropic tick-borne flavivirus infections in goats and wild ungulates in the Italian Alps

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, May 2026, Elsevier

    Mattia Calzolari

  3. High-resolution characterisation of diel activity rhythms in Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus

    Article • Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, January 2026, Elsevier

    Mattia Calzolari

  4. Effect of Temperature on Skipper Fly Piophila casei (Insect: Diptera) Reared on Ham

    Article • Insects, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  5. Neurotropic Tick-Borne Flavivirus in Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra), Austria, 2017, Italy, 2023

    Article • Viruses, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  6. Integrated taxonomy to advance species delimitation of the Anopheles maculipennis complex

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mattia Calzolari

  7. Quantifying the West Nile virus circulation in the avian host population in Northern Italy

    Article • Infectious Disease Modelling, December 2024, Elsevier

    Mattia Calzolari

  8. Genomic and epidemiological evidence for the emergence of a L. infantum/L. donovani hybrid with unusual epidemiology in northern Italy

    Article • mBio, June 2024, ASM Journals

    Mattia Calzolari, Germano Castelli

  9. Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection of the Phlebovirus Fermo Virus

    Article • Viruses, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  10. Detection of West Nile and Usutu Virus RNA in Autumn Season in Wild Avian Hosts in Northern Italy

    Article • Viruses, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  11. New Isolation of Ponticelli III Virus (Bunyavirales: Phenuiviridae) in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy

    Article • Viruses, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  12. Monitoring of Insecticide Resistance Mutations and Pathogen Circulation in Sand Flies from Emilia-Romagna, a Leishmaniasis Endemic Region of Northern Italy

    Article • Viruses, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  13. Wildlife Hosts of Leishmania infantum in a Re-Emerging Focus of Human Leishmaniasis, in Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy

    Article • Pathogens, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  14. Wildlife Hosts of <em>Leishmania Infantum</em> in a Re-Emerging Focus of Human Leishmaniasis, in Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy

    Article • October 2022, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  15. Arbovirus Screening in Mosquitoes in Emilia-Romagna (Italy, 2021) and Isolation of Tahyna Virus

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, October 2022, ASM Journals

    Mattia Calzolari

  16. Sand Flies and Pathogens in the Lowlands of Emilia-Romagna (Northern Italy)

    Article • Viruses, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  17. Characterization of the O/ME‐SA/Ind‐2001d foot‐and‐mouth disease virus epidemic recorded in the Maghreb during 2014–2015

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, June 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mattia Calzolari

  18. Host preference and Leishmania infantum natural infection of the sand fly Phlebotomus perfiliewi in northern Italy

    Article • Acta Tropica, February 2022, Elsevier

    Mattia Calzolari

  19. Co-Circulation of Phleboviruses and Leishmania Parasites in Sand Flies from a Single Site in Italy Monitored between 2017 and 2020

    Article • Viruses, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  20. Serological Evidence of Phleboviruses in Domestic Animals on the Pre-Apennine Hills (Northern Italy)

    Article • Viruses, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  21. West Nile and Usutu Viruses’ Surveillance in Birds of the Province of Ferrara, Italy, from 2015 to 2019

    Article • Viruses, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  22. Taxonomy of Phleboviruses, Emphasizing Those That Are Sandfly-Borne

    Article • Viruses, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  23. Thirteen Years of Phleboviruses Circulation in Lombardy, a Northern Italy Region

    Article • Viruses, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  24. Mosquitoes of the Maculipennis complex in Northern Italy

    Article • November 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mattia Calzolari

  25. Enhanced West Nile Virus Circulation in the Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy Regions (Northern Italy) in 2018 Detected by Entomological Surveillance

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, May 2020, Frontiers

    Mattia Calzolari

  26. Detection of Specific Antibodies against Toscana Virus among Blood Donors in Northeastern Italy and Correlation with Sand Fly Abundance in 2014

    Article • Microorganisms, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  27. A quantitative comparison of West Nile virus incidence from 2013 to 2018 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2020, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  28. Isolation and Molecular Typing of Leishmania infantum from Phlebotomus perfiliewi in a Re-Emerging Focus of Leishmaniasis, Northeastern Italy

    Article • Microorganisms, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  29. Recent rapid changes in the spatio‐temporal distribution of West Nile Neuro‐invasive Disease in Italy

    Article • Zoonoses and Public Health, October 2019, Wiley

    Mattia Calzolari

  30. Evolutionary Dynamics of the Lineage 2 West Nile Virus That Caused the Largest European Epidemic: Italy 2011–2018

    Article • Viruses, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  31. ACCIDENTAL INTRODUCTION IN ITALY OF THE PARASITOID SPATHIUS VULNIFICUS WILKINSON (HYMENOPTERA BRACONIDAE DORYCTINAE)

    Article • Redia, December 2018, CREA - DC

    Prof Daniela Lupi, Mattia Calzolari

  32. Co-circulation of eight different phleboviruses in sand flies collected in the Northern Apennine Mountains (Italy)

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, October 2018, Elsevier

    Mattia Calzolari

  33. Isolation of a Trypanosome Related to Trypanosoma theileri (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae) from Phlebotomus perfiliewi (Diptera: Psychodidae)

    Article • BioMed Research International, July 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mattia Calzolari

  34. Multilocus microsatellite typing (MLMT) reveals host-related population structure in Leishmania infantum from northeastern Italy

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2018, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  35. Isolation of three novel reassortant phleboviruses, Ponticelli I, II, III, and of Toscana virus from field-collected sand flies in Italy

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mattia Calzolari

  36. Phlebotomine sand fly–borne pathogens in the Mediterranean Basin: Human leishmaniasis and phlebovirus infections

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2017, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  37. Does Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) play any role in Usutu virus transmission in Northern Italy? Experimental oral infection and field evidences

    Article • Acta Tropica, August 2017, Elsevier

    Mattia Calzolari

  38. Reconstructing the recent West Nile virus lineage 2 epidemic in Europe and Italy using discrete and continuous phylogeography

    Article • PLOS One, July 2017, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  39. Co-circulation of two Usutu virus strains in Northern Italy between 2009 and 2014

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, July 2017, Elsevier

    Mattia Calzolari

  40. DistinctLeishmania infantumStrains Circulate in Humans and Dogs in the Emilia–Romagna Region, Northeastern Italy

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, June 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mattia Calzolari

  41. Wide recognition ofCulex pipiensand lack of detection ofCulex torrentiumthrough biomolecular differentiation of mosquitoes in the Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, August 2016, Wiley

    Mattia Calzolari

  42. Surveillance of Mosquitoes and Selected Arthropod-Borne Viruses in the Context of Milan EXPO 2015

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2016, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  43. Insect-specific flaviviruses, a worldwide widespread group of viruses only detected in insects

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, June 2016, Elsevier

    Mattia Calzolari

  44. Mosquito-borne diseases in Europe: an emerging public health threat

    Article • Reports in Parasitology, February 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Mattia Calzolari

  45. Correction: West Nile Virus Surveillance in 2013 via Mosquito Screening in Northern Italy and the Influence of Weather on Virus Circulation

    Article • PLOS One, December 2015, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  46. Current distribution of the invasive mosquito species, Aedes koreicus [Hulecoeteomyia koreica] in northern Italy

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mattia Calzolari

  47. West Nile Virus Surveillance in 2013 via Mosquito Screening in Northern Italy and the Influence of Weather on Virus Circulation

    Article • PLOS One, October 2015, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  48. West Nile Virus Outbreak in the Lombardy Region, Northern Italy, Summer 2013

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, April 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Mattia Calzolari

  49. The experience of West Nile virus integrated surveillance system in the Emilia-Romagna region: five years of implementation, Italy, 2009 to 2013

    Article • Eurosurveillance, November 2014, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Mattia Calzolari

  50. Weather Factors Influencing the Population Dynamics ofCulex pipiens(Diptera: Culicidae) in the Po Plain Valley, Italy (1997-2011)

    Article • Environmental Entomology, April 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mattia Calzolari

  51. A Surveillance Program on Canine Leishmaniasis in the Public Kennels of Emilia-Romagna Region, Northern Italy

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, March 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mattia Calzolari

  52. Mosquito Surveillance in Northwestern Italy to Monitor the Occurrence of Tropical Vector-Borne Diseases

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, November 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mattia Calzolari

  53. European Surveillance for West Nile Virus in Mosquito Populations

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2013, MDPI AG

    Mattia Calzolari

  54. Usutu Virus Persistence and West Nile Virus Inactivity in the Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) in 2011

    Article • PLOS One, May 2013, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  55. Could drought conditions trigger Schmallenberg virus and other arboviruses circulation?

    Article • International Journal of Health Geographics, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mattia Calzolari

  56. Detection of mosquito-only flaviviruses in Europe

    Article • Journal of General Virology, June 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Mattia Calzolari

  57. Mosquito, Bird and Human Surveillance of West Nile and Usutu Viruses in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) in 2010

    Article • PLOS One, May 2012, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  58. Systematic literature review on the occurrence of ticks and tick‐borne pathogens in the EU and Mediterranean Basin

    Article • EFSA Supporting Publications, May 2012, Wiley

    Mattia Calzolari

  59. Impact of Chikungunya Virus on Aedes albopictus Females and Possibility of Vertical Transmission Using the Actors of the 2007 Outbreak in Italy

    Article • PLOS One, February 2012, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  60. Detection of Usutu Virus Within a West Nile Virus Surveillance Program in Northern Italy

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, May 2011, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mattia Calzolari

  61. Evidence of Simultaneous Circulation of West Nile and Usutu Viruses in Mosquitoes Sampled in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) in 2009

    Article • PLOS One, December 2010, PLOS

    Mattia Calzolari

  62. Arboviral Survey of Mosquitoes in Two Northern Italian Regions in 2007 and 2008

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, November 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mattia Calzolari

  63. Chikungunya Virus inAedes albopictus, Italy

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Mattia Calzolari

  64. Heterocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the Isole Pelagie (Sicily, Italy): The coexistence of different morphotypes

    Article • Italian Journal of Zoology, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Mattia Calzolari