Paolo Mulatti

Scopus Publications

The evaluation of surveillance systems in veterinary public health: A scoping review on the attributes and assessment frameworks most commonly used
Liliana Martella, Francesca Scolamacchia, Paolo Mulatti, Giovanni Cattoli, Caterina Lupini, Marco De Nardi
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2026
Regular evaluation of disease surveillance programs is essential to ensure they provide reliable and useful information in an efficient manner. Surveillance systems' performance can be assessed using measurable characteristics, defined as attributes. This scoping review provides a global overview of the attributes and methodological frameworks used to assess veterinary public health surveillance systems over the past 15 years. A literature search was conducted on Pubmed and Scopus for studies published between 2010 and 2025, identifying 125 eligible studies, with 116 describing the evaluation of 157 surveillance systems, and nine describing an evaluation framework. The studies spanned all continents, with Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia being the most represented, and typically targeted multiple diseases or zoonoses such as avian influenza, bovine tuberculosis, and rabies. A total of 67 evaluation attributes were identified and analysed, highlighting both commonly used and underutilized measures of system performance. The evaluation frameworks represent useful available tools aiming to facilitate the evaluation of surveillance systems. However, their actual use is limited especially in the animal health domain, pointing to opportunities to strengthen evaluation practices. The evaluation of surveillance systems proved to be a relevant topic worldwide, encompassing human, animal health and One Health domains. The findings of this work provide valuable perspectives to guide the selection of attributes and assessment methods, and design future evaluations.
The WOAH global wildlife health collaborating centre network (WOAH-WildNet): A coordinated and transformative approach to global wildlife health challenges
David T. S. Hayman, Steve Unwin, Kelly Bateman, Casey Barton Behravesh, Charlotte Berg, Jemma Bergfeld, Cristina Casalone, Claire Cayol, Erin Davis, Sunday Ekesi, Johan Esterhuizen, Merid Getahun, Federica Giorda, Keith Hamilton, Damien O. Joly, Christa Kühn, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Daniel Masiga, Anita Michel, Paolo Mulatti, Misheck Mulumba, Annah Njui, Richard Paley, Antonio Fernández, Sascha Knauf, David P. Tchouassi, Youming Wang, Nathalie Vachiery, Jandouwe Villinger, C. LeAnn White, Frank Y. K. Wong, Gongxun Zhong, B. Dharmaveer Shetty
Plos Sustainability and Transformation, 2026
The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Surveillance systems evaluation in the context of avian diseases: a scoping review on current approaches and attributes
G. Graziosi, D. Fornasiero, L. Martella, G. Cattoli, P. Mulatti, E. Catelli, M. De Nardi
Avian Pathology, 2026
Diseases of birds represent a unique challenge in global health, given their potential to cause major economic losses and serve as zoonotic threats. Surveillance systems are therefore pivotal in managing such threats and the assessment of their performance is paramount. However, evaluations in bird health surveillance often lack standardization, with heterogeneous approaches used. Given this background, the hereby presented scoping review aims to generate a common evidence base on attributes and methods used to evaluate surveillance systems focused on avian diseases, highlighting gaps and areas for improvement. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and Web of Science, to access studies published between 2009 and 2024. A total of 15 studies were eligible, covering 16 surveillance systems across Asia, Africa and Europe. A total of 26 attributes were identified and categorized into five classes, namely Organization (number of attributes, NoA = 2), Implementation (NoA = 7), Performance (NoA = 11), Impact (NoA = 2), and One Health approach (NoA = 4). Evaluation methods varied widely, with limited use of established frameworks in bird health surveillance. Although increasingly important, the assessment of the human behavioural dimension in surveillance activities was underutilized, as the assessment of the effectiveness of surveillance’s spatial coverage. The diversity of attributes captured reflects the complexity of avian disease surveillance but also highlights the need for standardized evaluations with the integration of underutilized attributes. Addressing these gaps could enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of surveillance systems, eventually achieving better public health outcomes.RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Heterogeneous methods of evaluation are applied in the context of avian disease surveillance, with 26 attributes identified.Sensitivity resulted as the attribute most frequently used, with slight variations in definition across studies.The human behavioural dimension and the effectiveness of spatial coverage in surveillance systems were infrequently addressed.Highlights the need for standardized guidelines for evaluation of disease surveillance.
Continuous phylogeography reveals shifting environmental drivers of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 spread in Italy, 2016–23
Diletta Fornasiero, Paolo Mulatti, Alice Fusaro, Isabella Monne, Fabiana Gámbaro, Simon Dellicour, Francesca Scolamacchia, Luca Martelli, Giulia Faustini, Mariette F Ducatez, Claire Guinat
Virus Evolution, 2026
The ongoing global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues causing major impacts on poultry, wildlife, and public health. Among the most affected countries in Europe, Italy experienced three major epidemic waves in 2016–23, caused by 2.3.4.4b H5N8 and H5N1 subtypes. Yet, the underlying spatio-temporal dispersal dynamics and drivers of these epidemics remain to be elucidated. Here, we combined viral genome sequencing with continuous phylogeographic inference to reconstruct the evolutionary and spatio-temporal history of these epidemics. By combining genetic data with landscape, poultry-related variables, and wild bird abundances, we explored how the environment was associated with viral diffusion in space and time. We identified distinct diffusion patterns and environmental associations across the three epidemics. The first two waves (2016–17 and 2021–22) were dominated by local poultry-to-poultry transmission in high-density farming areas, with agricultural areas being significantly associated with a relatively higher viral lineage dispersal velocity in 2021–22. In contrast, the most recent wave (2022–23) showed evidence of mid- to long-distance dispersal events positively associated with wetlands, waterbodies, and gull abundances, pointing to a larger role of wild birds in HPAI spatial dynamics. The estimated weighted diffusion coefficients and spatial wavefront distances revealed a shift from localised poultry-driven to long-distance spread, likely related to wild birds. Our findings highlight a progressive shift from poultry-driven epidemics to more complex environmental transmission dynamics involving wild birds and natural habitats. These changes underscore the need to adapt surveillance and control strategies to an evolving and ecologically diverse viral landscape.
Exploring the Use of Passive Samplers for the Surveillance of Avian Influenza Viruses in Wetlands: A Laboratory and Field Validation Study
Valentina Panzarin, Marika Crimaudo, Francesco Bonfante, Sabrina Marciano, Paola Berto, Silvia Bofill-Mas, Marta Rusiñol, Eva Mazzetto, Alessio Bortolami, Diletta Fornasiero, Luca Martelli, Paolo Mulatti, Calogero Terregino
Food and Environmental Virology, 2025
Surveillance in wild birds is essential for the timely detection of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) strains. As flocks congregate in large numbers in wetlands and may potentially contaminate the environment with pathogens, the monitoring of such water bodies represents an attractive opportunity to complement animal testing and to improve surveillance for avian influenza. To increase sensitivity, water concentration is often required but available methods based on (ultra)filtration and precipitation are mostly limited by the use of pumping equipment and by the need to identify the representative sample volumes. In contrast, passive samplers (PS) offer a cost-effective and scalable solution that requires basic devices for the deployment of adsorbent materials and minimal training for their installation in the field. This study evaluated nine materials for their virus adsorption efficiency in brackish and freshwater. Cotton gauze, nitrocellulose, and nylon showed the best performance across different deployment times, with the highest recovery after 24 h. Shorter (3 h) and longer (7 days) deployments also proved effective, accommodating different sampling regimens according to the logistical needs. Importantly, PS revealed their efficacy in adsorbing also deteriorated virions or in dynamic ecosystems subjected to changes in water volumes. Field trials in wetlands corroborated laboratory findings and demonstrated that PS allowed detecting avian influenza virus (AIV, including HPAI strains) genome in water bodies, yielding consistent results with active surveillance in wild birds. By offering a simple, cost-effective, and versatile solution, PS represent a promising tool for environmental AI monitoring and can successfully complement existing avian influenza surveillance activities.
Exploring the Role of Wild Bird Species in the Transmission of Avian Influenza to Poultry
L. Martelli, D. Fornasiero, J. A. Martínez-Lanfranco, A. Spada, F. Scarton, F. Scolamacchia, G. Manca, P. Mulatti
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2025
Wild aquatic birds are crucial in maintaining the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses. However, the HPAI dynamic at the wild‐domestic interface is still poorly known, and a comprehensive understanding of species that could potentially act as a bridge between wetlands and poultry farms is still lacking. In this study, an eco‐epidemiological framework was used to build species distribution models for 40 wild bird species camera‐trapped at 10 poultry farms in northeastern Italy. The predicted wild bird favorability distributions were used to estimate HPAI outbreak occurrences in the area of interest, using an ensemble approach that included five methodologies: generalized linear model (GLM), generalized additive model (GAM), boosted regression trees (BRTs), random forest (RF), and maximum entropy (MaxEnt). The group of species that included most of the Ardeidae (i.e., great egret, purple heron, little egret, and cattle egret), one Galliformes (i.e., common pheasant), and one Gruiformes (i.e., common moorhen) showed the highest importance (IMP = 28%) in explaining the HPAI outbreak probability of occurrence in poultry, highlighting their potential bridging role between the reservoir species and the domestic populations. The second most important group of species (IMP = 17%) included one Anseriformes (i.e., mallard), two Charadriiformes (i.e., black‐headed gull and yellow‐legged gull), and one Ardeidae (i.e., gray heron), remarking their role in the disease ecology. These results underline the complex role of the wild‐domestic interface in the epidemiology of HPAI, suggesting that a broader range of species than what is typically considered might be involved in HPAI virus ecology. Including these groups of species in targeted surveillance programs would help in fine‐tuning sampling efforts and identifying early warning signals of possible transmission to poultry holdings.
Rapid spread of a new West Nile virus lineage 1 associated with increased risk of neuroinvasive disease during a large outbreak in Italy in 2022
Luisa Barzon, Monia Pacenti, Fabrizio Montarsi, Diletta Fornasiero, Federica Gobbo, Erika Quaranta, Isabella Monne, Alice Fusaro, Andrea Volpe, Alessandro Sinigaglia, Silvia Riccetti, Emanuela Dal Molin, Sorsha Satto, Vittoria Lisi, Federico Gobbi, Silvia Galante, Giuseppe Feltrin, Valerio Valeriano, Laura Favero, Francesca Russo, Matteo Mazzucato, Alessio Bortolami, Paolo Mulatti, Calogero Terregino, Gioia Capelli
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2024
Background A new strain of West Nile virus lineage 1 (WNV-1) emerged in the Veneto Region, northern Italy, in 2021, 8 years after the last WNV-1 outbreak in Italy. The virus, which co-circulates with West Nile virus lineage 2 (WNV-2), has become endemic in the region, where, in 2022, most human cases of neuroinvasive disease (WNND) reported in Europe have occurred. Methods Comparative analysis of the epidemiology and clinical presentation of WNV-1 and WNV-2 infection in humans, as well as the temporal and geographic distribution of WNV-1 and WNV-2 among wild birds and Culex pipiens mosquitoes in Veneto, from 16 May to 21 August 2022, to determine if the high number of WNND cases was associated with WNV-1. Results 222 human cases of WNV infection were confirmed by molecular testing, including 103 with West Nile fever (WNF) and 119 with WNND. The WNV lineage was determined in 201 (90.5%) cases, comprising 138 WNV-1 and 63 WNV-2 infections. In addition, 35 blood donors tested positive, including 30 in whom WNV lineage was determined (13 WNV-1 and 17 WNV-2). Comparative analysis of the distribution of WNV-1 and WNV-2 infections among WNND cases, WNF cases and WNV-positive blood donors showed that WNND patients were more likely to have WNV-1 infection than blood donors (odds ratio 3.44; 95% confidence interval: 1.54–8.24; P = 0.0043). As observed in humans, in wild birds, WNV-1 had a higher infection rate (IR) and showed a more rapid expansion than WNV-2. At variance, the distribution of the two lineages was more even in mosquitoes, but with a trend of rapid increase of WNV-1 IR over WNV-2. Conclusions Comparative analysis of WNV-1 vs WNV-2 infection in humans, wild birds and mosquitos showed a rapid expansion of WNV-1 and suggested that WNV-1-infected patients might have an increased risk to develop severe disease.
Business Intelligence (BI) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools in a coordinated strategy for handling and controlling outbreaks of African Swine Fever
Giacomo Nalesso, Rachele Urbani, Clara Tassinato, Vittoria Tregnaghi, Matteo Mazzucato, Matteo Trolese, Monica Lorenzetto, Simone Rizzo, Paolo Mulatti, Guido Di Martino, Grazia Manca
Proceedings Imcic International Multi Conference on Complexity Informatics and Cybernetics, 2024
African Swine Fever (ASF), a severe swine disease with potential zoonotic implications, historically limited to Sardinia in Italy since 1978, made its mainland debut in January 2022, raising concerns. The genotype found in northwest Italy (genotype II) differs from the Sardinian strain (genotype I). By January 2024, the epidemic had escalated, with 1435 wild boar cases and 21 domestic pig outbreaks reported [6]. The Epidemiology department of the "Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie" (IZSVe) responded with innovative tools. These included a comprehensive data warehouse, integrating farm, processing centre, and slaughterhouse data with Laboratory Information Management Systems and geospatial information. Additionally, an "African Swine Fever/Manager" (ASF-Manager) tracked outbreak specifics, while "IZSVe GIS African Swine Fever" (IZSVeGIS-ASF) provided real-time monitoring and support for control measures. IZSVeGIS-ASF facilitates spatial analysis and filtering of data, offering insights into animal demographics and premises characteristics. Currently exclusive to IZSVe's Epidemiology department, efforts are underway to expand access to local and regional veterinary services, fostering collaborative ASF management. Ongoing enhancements aim to optimize functionality and broaden utilization during ASF outbreaks.
Overview on the Biosecurity Measures of Salmonid Fish Farms: A Case Study in Italy
Matteo Mazzucato, Tiziano Dorotea, Eleonora Franzago, Paolo Mulatti, Giulio Marchetti, Claudia Casarotto, Andrea Fabris, Nicola Ferrè, Anna Toffan, Andrea Marsella, Azzurra Callegaro, Grazia Manca, Manuela Dalla Pozza
Fishes, 2023
Italy is one of the main European producers of trout fish, and the most important producing area is the Autonomous Province of Trento (APT) in the North East. The objective of the study was to obtain a snapshot of the trout farms of the APT by identifying biosecurity factors, objectifying them, and classifying the establishments accordingly. Data from 62 salmonid farms were collected using a national checklist in which biosecurity elements were identified and assessed using the method of expert elicitation. The purpose was to evaluate the levels of biosecurity of a trout farm in order to rank the risk of introduction and spread of infectious fish diseases. The main critical factors identified during this study were as following: (i) cleaning and disinfection of the cargo truck; (ii) regular collection, storage, and disposal of dead fish; (iii) presence of anti-bird nets; (iv) use of dedicated equipment for the different sectors of the farm; and (v) presence of external areas dedicated to the loading of dead fish.
Study of the Interface between Wild Bird Populations and Poultry and Their Potential Role in the Spread of Avian Influenza
Luca Martelli, Diletta Fornasiero, Francesco Scarton, Arianna Spada, Francesca Scolamacchia, Grazia Manca, Paolo Mulatti
Microorganisms, 2023
Water birds play a crucial role in disseminating and amplifying avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in the environment. However, they may have limited interactions with domestic facilities, raising the hypothesis that other wild birds may play the bridging role in introducing AIVs into poultry. An ornithocoenosis study, based on census-transect and camera-trapping methods, was conducted in 2019 in ten poultry premises in northeast Italy to characterize the bird communities and envisage the species that might act as bridge hosts for AIVs. The data collected were explored through a series of multivariate analyses (correspondence analysis and non-metric multidimensional scaling), and biodiversity indices (observed and estimated richness, Shannon entropy and Pielou’s evenness). The analyses revealed a high level of complexity in the ornithic population, with 147 censused species, and significant qualitative and quantitative differences in wild bird species composition, both in space and in time. Among these, only a few were observed in close proximity to the farm premises (i.e., Magpies, Blackbirds, Cattle Egrets, Pheasants, Eurasian Collared Doves, and Wood Pigeons), thus suggesting their potential role in spilling over AIVs to poultry; contrarily, waterfowls appeared to be scarcely inclined to close visits, especially during autumn and winter seasons. These findings stress the importance of ongoing research on the wild–domestic bird interface, advocating for a wider range of species to be considered in AIVs surveillance and prevention programs.
Epidemiology-driven approaches to surveillance in HPAI-vaccinated poultry flocks aiming to demonstrate freedom from circulating HPAIV
Timm Harder, Sjaak de Wit, Jose L. Gonzales, Jeremy H.P. Ho, Paolo Mulatti, Teguh Y. Prajitno, Arjan Stegeman
Biologicals, 2023
An integrated system for the management of environmental data to support veterinary epidemiology
Matteo Mazzucato, Giulio Marchetti, Marco Barbujani, Paolo Mulatti, Diletta Fornasiero, Claudia Casarotto, Francesca Scolamacchia, Grazia Manca, Nicola Ferrè
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Integration of Epidemiological and Genomic Data to Investigate H5N1 HPAI Outbreaks in Northern Italy in 2021–2022
Diletta Fornasiero, Alice Fusaro, Bianca Zecchin, Matteo Mazzucato, Francesca Scolamacchia, Grazia Manca, Calogero Terregino, Tiziano Dorotea, Paolo Mulatti
Pathogens, 2023
Business Intelligence as a support for epidemiological surveillance in Veneto (North- Eastern Italy): The case of West Nile Disease
Giovanni Cunial, Laura Gagliazzo, Dario Pasqualin, Azzurra Callegaro, Guido Di Martino, Matteo Mazzucato, Paolo Mulatti, Laura Favero, Grazia Manca
Imcic 2022 13th International Multi Conference on Complexity Informatics and Cybernetics Proceedings, 2022
Mosquitoes of the Maculipennis complex in Northern Italy
Mattia Calzolari, Rosanna Desiato, Alessandro Albieri, Veronica Bellavia, Michela Bertola, Paolo Bonilauri, Emanuele Callegari, Sabrina Canziani, Davide Lelli, Andrea Mosca, Paolo Mulatti, Simone Peletto, Silvia Ravagnan, Paolo Roberto, Deborah Torri, Marco Pombi, Marco Di Luca, Fabrizio Montarsi
Scientific Reports, 2021
Active surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in wintering waterbirds in northeast Italy, 2020–2021
Federica Gobbo, Diletta Fornasiero, Maria Alessandra De Marco, Bianca Zecchin, Paolo Mulatti, Mauro Delogu, Calogero Terregino
Microorganisms, 2021
Spatiotemporal reconstruction and transmission dynamics during the 2016–17 H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic in Italy
William T. Harvey, Paolo Mulatti, Alice Fusaro, Francesca Scolamacchia, Bianca Zecchin, Isabella Monne, Stefano Marangon
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021
Different environmental gradients associated to the spatiotemporal and genetic pattern of the H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in poultry in Italy
Francesca Scolamacchia, Paolo Mulatti, Matteo Mazzucato, Marco Barbujani, William T. Harvey, Alice Fusaro, Isabella Monne, Stefano Marangon
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021
Inter-annual variability of the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic drivers affecting West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens population dynamics in northeastern Italy
Diletta Fornasiero, Matteo Mazzucato, Marco Barbujani, Fabrizio Montarsi, Gioia Capelli, Paolo Mulatti
Parasites and Vectors, 2020
Annual Report on surveillance for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in Member States of the European Union in 2018
, Adam Brouwer, Jose Gonzales, Adeline Huneau, Paolo Mulatti, Thijs Kuiken, Christoph Staubach, Arjan Stegeman, Sotiria‐Eleni Antoniou, Francesca Baldinelli, Yves Van der Stede, Inma Aznar
Efsa Journal, 2019
Mycobacterium caprae in a dairy farm in northeast italy
L. Amato, P. Mulatti, M. Pacciarini, E. Schiavon, M. Zanoni, L. Bonfanti
Veterinaria Italiana, 2019
A new approach to outbreak management for bovine Cystic Echinococcosis cases in hypo-endemic areas
Rudi Cassini, Giulia Simonato, Paolo Mulatti, Silvia Ravagnan, Patrizia Danesi, Ernesto Pascotto, Tatiana Breda, Michele Brichese, Mario Pietrobelli, Gioia Capelli
Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, 2019
Avian influenza overview November 2018 – February 2019
, , , Cornelia Adlhoch, Thijs Kuiken, Isabella Monne, Paolo Mulatti, Krzysztof Smietanka, Christoph Staubach, Irene Muñoz Guajardo, Francesca Baldinelli
Efsa Journal, 2019
Editorial: Epidemiology of avian influenza viruses
Mathilde C. Paul, Timothée Vergne, Paolo Mulatti, Thanawat Tiensin, Irene Iglesias
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Integration of genetic and epidemiological data to infer H5N8 HPAI virus transmission dynamics during the 2016-2017 epidemic in Italy
P. Mulatti, A. Fusaro, F. Scolamacchia, B. Zecchin, A. Azzolini, G. Zamperin, C. Terregino, G. Cunial, I. Monne, S. Marangon
Scientific Reports, 2018
Avian influenza overview August – November 2018
, , , Cornelia Adlhoch, Adam Brouwer, Thijs Kuiken, Aleksandra Miteva, Paolo Mulatti, Krzysztof Smietanka, Christoph Staubach, Andrey Gogin, Irene Muñoz Guajardo, Francesca Baldinelli
Efsa Journal, 2018
Avian influenza overview May – August 2018
, , , Cornelia Adlhoch, Thijs Kuiken, Paolo Mulatti, Krzysztof Smietanka, Christoph Staubach, Irene Muñoz Guajardo, Laura Amato, Francesca Baldinelli
Efsa Journal, 2018
Avian influenza overview February – May 2018
, , , Cornelia Adlhoch, Adam Brouwer, Thijs Kuiken, Paolo Mulatti, Krzysztof Smietanka, Christoph Staubach, Irene Muñoz Guajardo, Frank Verdonck, Laura Amato, Francesca Baldinelli
Efsa Journal, 2018
Avian influenza overview November 2017 - February 2018
C. Adlhoch, A. Brouwer, T. Kuiken, P. Mulatti, K. Śmietanka, C. Staubach, P. Willeberg, F. Barrucci, F. Verdonck, L. Amato, Francesca Baldinelli
Efsa Journal, 2018
The economic implications of sylvatic rabies eradication in Italy
S. Sartore, P. Mulatti, S. Trestini, M. Lorenzetto, L. Gagliazzo, Stefano Marangon, L. Bonfanti
Zoonoses and Public Health, 2018
Exploring the use of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) counts during deer censuses as a tool to evaluate the fox population trend in the framework of disease surveillance
F. Obber, K. Capello, P. Mulatti, M. Lorenzetto, Stefano Vendrami, C. Citterio
Hystrix, 2018
Factors associated with pre-slaughter mortality in turkeys and end of lay hens
G. Di Martino, K. Capello, E. Russo, M. Mazzucato, P. Mulatti, N. Ferrè, A. Garbo, M. Brichese, S. Marangon, L. Bonfanti
Animal, 2017
Genetic diversity of highly pathogenic avian influenza a(H5N8/H5N5) viruses in Italy, 2016–17
Alice Fusaro, Isabella Monne, Paolo Mulatti, Bianca Zecchin, Lebana Bonfanti, Silvia Ormelli, Adelaide Milani, Krizia Cecchettin, Philippe Lemey, Ana Moreno, Paola Massi, Tiziano Dorotea, Stefano Marangon, Calogero Terregino
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
H7N7 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Poultry Farms in Italy in 2016
P. Mulatti, B. Zecchin, I. Monne, J. T. Vieira, T. Dorotea, C. Terregino, M. Lorenzetto, L. Loli Piccolomini, A. Santi, P. Massi, L. Bonfanti, S. Marangon
Avian Diseases, 2017
Biosecurity and geospatial analysis of mycoplasma infections in poultry farms at Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi region of Libya
Abdulwahab Kammon, Paolo Mulatti, Monica Lorenzetto, Nicola Ferre, Monier Sharif, Ibrahim Eldaghayes, Abdunaser Dayhum
Open Veterinary Journal, 2017
Modelling the impact of co-circulating low pathogenic avian influenza viruses on epidemics of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry
Sema Nickbakhsh, Matthew D. Hall, Ilaria Dorigatti, Samantha J. Lycett, Paolo Mulatti, Isabella Monne, Alice Fusaro, Mark E.J. Woolhouse, Andrew Rambaut, Rowland R. Kao
Epidemics, 2016
Epidemiology of animal poisoning: An overview on the features and spatio-temporal distribution of the phenomenon in the north-eastern Italian regions
Laura Bille, Marica Toson, Paolo Mulatti, Manuela Dalla Pozza, Francesca Capolongo, Claudia Casarotto, Nicola Ferrè, Roberto Angeletti, Federica Gallocchio, Giovanni Binato
Forensic Science International, 2016
GIS applications to support entry-exit inspection and quarantine activities
Nicola Ferrè, Qiu Songyin, Matteo Mazzucato, Andrea Ponzoni, Paolo Mulatti, Matteo Morini, Ji Fan, Liu Xiaofei, Dou Shulong, Lin Xiangmei, Stefano Marangon
Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 2016
West Nile virus surveillance in 2013 via mosquito screening in northern Italy and the influence of weather on virus circulation
Mattia Calzolari, Alessandra Pautasso, Fabrizio Montarsi, Alessandro Albieri, Romeo Bellini, Paolo Bonilauri, Francesco Defilippo, Davide Lelli, Ana Moreno, Mario Chiari, Marco Tamba, Mariagrazia Zanoni, Giorgio Varisco, Silvia Bertolini, Paola Modesto, Maria Cristina Radaelli, Barbara Iulini, Marino Prearo, Silvia Ravagnan, Stefania Cazzin, Paolo Mulatti, Isabella Monne, Lebana Bonfanti, Stefano Marangon, Maria Goffredo, Giovanni Savini, Simone Martini, Andrea Mosca, Marco Farioli, Laura Gemma Brenzoni, Manlio Palei, Francesca Russo, Silvano Natalini, Paola Angelini, Cristina Casalone, Michele Dottori, Gioia Capelli
Plos One, 2015
Retrospective space-time analysis methods to support West Nile virus surveillance activities
P. MULATTI, M. MAZZUCATO, F. MONTARSI, S. CIOCCHETTA, G. CAPELLI, L. BONFANTI, S. MARANGON
Epidemiology and Infection, 2015
Human and entomological surveillance of West Nile fever, dengue and chikungunya in Veneto Region, Italy, 2010-2012
Summer Fever Study Group, Federico Gobbi, Gioia Capelli, Andrea Angheben, Mario Giobbia, Mario Conforto, Marzia Franzetti, Anna Maria Cattelan, Enzo Raise, Pierangelo Rovere, Paolo Mulatti, Fabrizio Montarsi, Andrea Drago, Luisa Barzon, Giuseppina Napoletano, Francesca Zanella, Francesca Pozza, Francesca Russo, Paolo Rosi, Giorgio Palù, Zeno Bisoffi
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014
Environmental correlates of H5N2 low pathogenicity avian influenza outbreak heterogeneity in domestic poultry in Italy
Lapo Mughini-Gras, Lebana Bonfanti, Paolo Mulatti, Isabella Monne, Vittorio Guberti, Paolo Cordioli, Stefano Marangon
Plos One, 2014
Determinants of the population growth of the West Nile virus mosquito vector Culex pipiens in a repeatedly affected area in Italy
Paolo Mulatti, Heather M Ferguson, Lebana Bonfanti, Fabrizio Montarsi, Gioia Capelli, Stefano Marangon
Parasites and Vectors, 2014
Retrospective and spatial analysis tools for integrated surveillance of cystic echinococcosis and bovine cysticercosis in hypo-endemic areas
Rudi Cassini, Paolo Mulatti, Claudia Zanardello, Giulia Simonato, Manuela Signorini, Stefania Cazzin, Pier Giorgio Tambalo, Mario Cobianchi, Mario Pietrobelli, Gioia Capelli
Geospatial Health, 2014
Emergence of a highly pathogenic Avian influenza virus from a low-pathogenic progenitor
Isabella Monne, Alice Fusaro, Martha I. Nelson, Lebana Bonfanti, Paolo Mulatti, Joseph Hughes, Pablo R. Murcia, Alessia Schivo, Viviana Valastro, Ana Moreno, Edward C. Holmes, Giovanni Cattoli
Journal of Virology, 2014
Ecological niche modelling of potential west nile virus vector mosquito species and their geographical association with equine epizootics in Italy
Lapo Mughini-Gras, Paolo Mulatti, Francesco Severini, Daniela Boccolini, Roberto Romi, Gioia Bongiorno, Cristina Khoury, Riccardo Bianchi, Fabrizio Montarsi, Tommaso Patregnani, Lebana Bonfanti, Giovanni Rezza, Gioia Capelli, Luca Busani
Ecohealth, 2014
2008-2011 sylvatic rabies epidemic in Italy: Challenges and experiences
Paolo Mulatti, Lebana Bonfanti, Tommaso Patregnani, Monica Lorenzetto, Nicola Ferrè, Laura Gagliazzo, Claudia Casarotto, Andrea Maroni Ponti, Gaetana Ferri, Stefano Marangon
Pathogens and Global Health, 2013
West Nile Virus in North-Eastern Italy, 2011: Entomological and equine IgM-based surveillance to detect active virus circulation
Paolo Mulatti, Lebana Bonfanti, Gioia Capelli, Katia Capello, Monica Lorenzetto, Calogero Terregino, Federica Monaco, Gaetana Ferri, Stefano Marangon
Zoonoses and Public Health, 2013
Further evidence of lineage 2 West Nile Virus in Culex pipiens of North-Eastern Italy
Gioia Capelli, Silvia Ravagnan, Fabrizio Montarsi, Silvia Fabrizio, Stefania Cazzin, et al.
Veterinaria Italiana, 2013
Emergency oral rabies vaccination of foxes in Italy in 2009-2010: Identification of residual rabies foci at higher altitudes in the Alps
P. MULATTI, T. MÜLLER, L. BONFANTI, S. MARANGON
Epidemiology and Infection, 2012
Geographical information systems in the management of the 2009-2010 emergency oral anti-rabies vaccination of foxes in north-eastern Italy
Paolo Mulatti, Nicola Ferrè, Tommaso Patregnani, Lebana Bonfanti, Stefano Marangon
Geospatial Health, 2011
geoCREV: Veterinary geographical information system and the development of a practical sub-national spatial data infrastructure
Nicola Ferrè, Paolo Mulatti, Matteo Mazzucato, Monica Lorenzetto, Matteo Trolese, Dario Pandolfo, Piero Vio, Guido Sitta, Stefano Marangon
Geospatial Health, 2011
Impact of emergency oral rabies vaccination of foxes in northeastern Italy, 28 December 2009-20 January 2010: preliminary evaluation.
Euro Surveillance Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles European Communicable Disease Bulletin, 2010
Evaluation of the risk of neighbourhood infection of H7N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Italy using Q statistic
Paolo Mulatti, Uriel Kitron, Geoffrey M. Jacquez, Alessandro Mannelli, Stefano Marangon
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2010
Evaluation of interventions and vaccination strategies for low pathogenicity avian influenza: Spatial and space-time analyses and quantification of the spread of infection
P. MULATTI, M. E. H. BOS, L. BUSANI, M. NIELEN, S. MARANGON
Epidemiology and Infection, 2010
Modelling the spatial spread of H7N1 avian influenza virus among poultry farms in Italy
I. Dorigatti, P. Mulatti, R. Rosà, A. Pugliese, L. Busani
Epidemics, 2010
Field evidence of the efficacy of vaccination to control low pathogenicity avian influenza in meat Turkeys
L. Busani, M. Toson, A. Comin, M. Dalla Pozza, P. Mulatti, C. Terregino, G. Ortali, S. Marangon
Avian Diseases, 2010
Vaccination reduced the incidence of outbreaks of low pathogenicity avian influenza in northern Italy
Luca Busani, Marica Toson, Arjan Stegeman, Manuela Dalla Pozza, Arianna Comin, Paolo Mulatti, Mattia Cecchinato, Stefano Marangon
Vaccine, 2009
Spatial analysis of the 1999-2000 highly pathogenic avian influenza (H7N1) epidemic in Northern Italy
P. Mulatti, U. Kitron, A. Mannelli, N. Ferrè, S. Marangon
Avian Diseases, 2007

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