RTDB presso il Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria dell’Università degli Studi di Teramo (S.S.D. VET06)

2017 Laurea in Medicina Veterinaria presso l’Università degli Studi di Teramo (108/110)

2022 Diploma di Dottore di Ricerca in “Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Sanità Pubblica e Benessere Animale”, XXXIV, settore scientifico disciplinare VET/06, conseguito l’Università degli Studi di Teramo, tesi dal titolo “Novel acquisitions on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control of extra- intestinal nematodes and vector-borne diseases of companion animals

2016-oggi Relatore a 9 Convegni Scientifici Nazionali/Internazionali

2016 Student scolarship ricevuta dalla European Federation of Parasitologists

2017-oggi Componente di 22 progetti scientifici di ricerca, (10 Nazionali e 12 Internazionali)

2018-oggi membro della Società Italiana di Parassitologia

2019-oggi Peer reviewer per 15 Riviste Scientifiche Internazionali nell’ambito della Parassitologia

2019 Research fellowship presso l’Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, Vetmeduni Vienna per attività di ricerca inerente il DNA barcoding delle larve di nematodi presenti in gasteropodi terrestri e la loro analisi filogenetica

2021 Research Fellowship presso l’Istituto di Parassitologia dell’Università di Zurigo per attività di ricerca relativa alla diagnosi sierologica dell’infestazione da Angiostrongylus vasorum in cani naturalmente infestati

2021 Young Scientist Awards conferito dalla European Federation of Parasitologists

2021-oggi Responsabile scientifico di 4 progetti scientifici di ricerca Internazionali

2022 SoIPa Awards conferito dalla Società Italiana di Parassitologia (SoIPa)

2022 UniTe PhD Award Giulio Regeni 

2022-oggi Incarichi di insegnamento nell’ambito della Parassitologia e delle Malattie Parassitarie degli Animali presso il Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria di Teramo

(co)autore di:

- 58 pubblicazioni scientifiche su riviste scientifiche internazionali peer-reviewed

- 11 contributi scientifici presentati a congressi Internazionali

- 22 contributi scientifici presentati a congressi Nazionali

- 9 articoli scientifici pubblicati su riviste scientifiche Nazionali

Assistant Professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo (S.S.D. VET06)

2017 Degree in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Teramo (108/110)

2022 PhD Diploma in “Veterinary Medical Sciences, Public Health and Animal Welfare”, XXXIV,  S.S.D. VET/06, at the University of Teramo, thesis entitled “Novel acquisitions on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control of extra-intestinal nematodes and vector-borne diseases of companion animals"

2016-present Speaker at 9 National/International Scientific Conferences

2016 Student scholarship received from the European Federation of Parasitologists

2017-present Component of 22 scientific research projects (10 national and 12 international)

2018-present member of the Italian Society of Parasitology (SoIPa)

2019-present Peer reviewer for 15 International Scientific Journals in the field of Parasitology

2019 Research fellowship at the Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, Vetmeduni Vienna for research activities on DNA barcoding of nematode larvae present in terrestrial gastropods and their phylogenetic analysis

2021 Research Fellowship at the Institute of Parasitology of the University of Zurich for research activities on the serological diagnosis of Angiostrongylus vasorum infestation in naturally infested dogs

2021 Young Scientist Awards awarded by the European Federation of Parasitologists

2021-present Scientific responsible of 4 international scientific research projects

2022 SoIPa Awards received by the Italian Society of Parasitology (SoIPa)

2022 UniTe PhD Award Giulio Regeni 

2022-present Teaching positions in the field of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Animals at the Department of Veterinary Medicine of Teramo

(co)author of:

- 58 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international scientific journals

- 11 scientific contributions presented at international conferences

- 22 scientific contributions presented at national conferences

- 9 scientific articles published in national scientific journals

Publications on peer-reviewed international journals

1. Morelli S, Diakou A, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Colombo M, Simonato G, Di Cesare A, Passarelli A, Pezzuto C, Tzitzoudi Z, Barlaam A, Beall M, Chandrashekar R, Pantchev N, Traversa D. Use of In-Clinic Diagnostic Kits for the Detection of Seropositivity to Leishmania infantum and Other Major Vector-Borne Pathogens in Healthy Dogs. Pathogens. 2023 May 11;12(5):696. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12050696. PMID: 37242366; PMCID: PMC10224148.
2. Traversa D, Milillo P, Maggi R, Simonato G, Di Cesare A, Pezzuto C, Grillini M, Morelli S, Colombo M, Passarelli A, Grassano A, Serio P, Losurdo M, Brueckmann R. Seroexposure to Zoonotic Anaplasma and Borrelia in Dogs and Horses That Are in Contact with Vulnerable People in Italy. Pathogens. 2023 Mar 16;12(3):470. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12030470. PMID: 36986392; PMCID: PMC10054474.
3. Colombo M, Morelli S, Sacra M, Trezza G, Paoletti B, Traversa D, Di Cesare A. An Uncommon and Severe Clinical Case of Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Cat. Pathogens. 2022 Dec 30;12(1):62. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12010062. PMID: 36678410; PMCID: PMC9864773.
4. Diakou A, Sofroniou D, Paoletti B, Tamvakis A, Kolencik S, Dimzas D, Morelli S, Grillini M, Traversa D. Ticks, Fleas, and Harboured Pathogens from Dogs and Cats in Cyprus. Pathogens. 2022 Nov 23;11(12):1403. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11121403. PMID: 36558737; PMCID: PMC9786688.
5. Simonato G, Franco V, Salvatore G, Manzocchi S, Dotto G, Morelli S,,Grillini M, Cavicchioli L, Gelain ME, Zini E. First autochthonous clinical case of Hepatozoon silvestris in a domestic cat in Italy with unusual presentation. Parasit Vectors. 2022 Nov 23;15(1):440. doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05534-x. PMID: 36419134; PMCID: PMC9685847.
6. Colombo M, Morelli S, Damiani D, Del Negro MA, Milillo P, Simonato G, Barlaam A, Di Cesare A. Comparison of Different Copromicroscopic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Intestinal and Respiratory Parasites of Naturally Infected Dogs and Cats. Animals (Basel). 2022 Sep 27;12(19):2584. doi: 10.3390/ani12192584. PMID: 36230325; PMCID: PMC9558989.
7. Farago ECF, Pacheco AD, Malavazi PFNDS, Colombo M, Morelli S, Cesare AD, Souza SF. Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in domestic cats in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil. Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2022 Sep 30;31(4):e008622. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612022053. PMID: 36197399; PMCID: PMC9901858.
8. Traversa D, Morelli S, Di Cesare A, Strube C, Raue K, Bisterfeld K, Boehm C, Pollmeier M, Ringeisen H, Blazejak K, Mencke N. Efficacy of two topical combinations containing emodepside plus praziquantel, and emodepside plus praziquantel plus tigolaner, for the treatment of troglostrongylosis in experimentally infected cats. Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis. 2022 Aug 10;2:100097. doi: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2022.100097. PMID: 35991087; PMCID: PMC9382431.
9. Cvejić D, Mencke N, Petry G, Ringeisen H, Hamburg H, Hellmann K, Traversa D, Morelli S, Di Cesare A, Diakou A, Farkas R. Multicenter randomized, and blinded European field study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Felpreva®, a novel spot-on formulation containing tigolaner, emodepside and praziquantel, in treating cats with mixed infection with intestinal nematodes, cestodes and/or lungworms. Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis. 2022 Aug 10;2:100098. doi: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2022.100098. PMID: 35991086; PMCID: PMC9382413.
10. Morelli S, Traversa D, Diakou A, Colombo M, Russi I, Mestek A, Chandrashekar R, Beall M, Paoletti B, Iorio R, Tsokana A, De Cristofaro D, Barlaam A, Simonato G, Di Cesare A. A Comparison of Copromicroscopic and Molecular Methods for the Diagnosis of Cat Aelurostrongylosis. Animals (Basel). 2022 Apr 14;12(8):1024. doi: 10.3390/ani12081024. PMID: 35454269; PMCID: PMC9029056
11. Vergou M, Diakou A, Pardali D, Tachmazidou A, Timiou D, Adamama-Moraitou KK, Komnenou A, Morelli S, Grillini M, Mylonakis ME. What is your diagnosis? Buccal lymph node fine-needle aspirate from a dog. Vet Clin Pathol. 2022 Jun;51(2):286-288. doi: 10.1111/vcp.13043. Epub 2022 Feb 7. PMID: 35132669.
12. Giorgio Tiscar P, Rubino F, Paoletti B, Di Francesco CE, Mosca F, Della Salda L, Hattab J, Smoglica C, Morelli S, Fanelli G. New insights about Haplosporidium pinnae and the pen shell Pinna nobilis mass mortality events. J Invertebr Pathol. 2022 May;190:107735. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2022.107735. Epub 2022 Mar 2. PMID: 352474
13. Morelli S, Colombo M, Traversa D, Iorio R, Paoletti B, Bartolini R, Barlaam A, Di Cesare A. Zoonotic intestinal helminthes diagnosed in a 6-year period (2015-2020) in privately owned dogs of sub-urban and urban areas of Italy. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2022 Apr;29:100689. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2022.100689. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35256130.
14. Chincarini M, Lanzoni L, Di Pasquale J, Morelli S, Vignola G, Paoletti B, Di Cesare A. Animal Welfare and Parasite Infections in Organic and Conventional Dairy Farms: A Comparative Pilot Study in Central Italy. Animals (Basel). 2022 Feb 1;12(3):351. doi: 10.3390/ani12030351. PMID: 35158674; PMCID: PMC8833391.
15. Tinoco FV, Morelli S, de Farias Brito M, Oliveira Pereira G, Correia Oliveira M, Diakou A, Colombo M, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Traversa D. Hemorrhagic Meningoencephalomyelitis Due to Ectopic Localization of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in a Cat: First Case Report. Animals (Basel). 2022 Jan 6;12(2):128. doi: 10.3390/ani12020128. PMID: 35049752; PMCID: PMC8772558.
16. Diakou A, Morelli S, Traversa D. Felid Parasitoses, New Insights and Open Perspectives. Pathogens. 2021 Dec 28;11(1):28. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11010028. PMID: 35055976; PMCID: PMC8779513.
17. Morelli S, Diakou A, Di Cesare A, Colombo M, Traversa D. Canine and Feline Parasitology: Analogies, Differences, and Relevance for Human Health. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2021 Dec 15;34(4):e0026620. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00266-20. Epub 2021 Aug 11. PMID: 34378954; PMCID: PMC8404700.
18. Fuehrer HP, Morelli S, Unterköfler MS, Bajer A, Bakran-Lebl K, Dwużnik-Szarek D, Farkas R, Grandi G, Heddergott M, Jokelainen P, Knific T, Leschnik M, Miterpáková M, Modrý D, Petersen HH, Skírnisson K, Vergles Rataj A, Schnyder M, Strube C. Dirofilaria spp. and Angiostrongylus vasorum: Current Risk of Spreading in Central and Northern Europe. Pathogens. 2021 Oct 1;10(10):1268. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10101268. PMID: 34684217; PMCID: PMC8537668.
19. Morelli S, Gori F, Colombo M, Traversa D, Sarrocco G, Simonato G, Nespeca C, Di Cesare A, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Veronesi F, Russi I, Schnyder M. Simultaneous Exposure to Angiostrongylus vasorum and Vector- Borne Pathogens in Dogs from Italy. Pathogens. 2021 Sep 15;10(9):1200. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10091200. PMID: 34578232; PMCID: PMC8472057.
20. Zanet S, Morelli S, Di Cesare A, Bò S, Traversa D, Lebon W, Beugnet F, Simonato G, Ferroglio E. Efficacy of fipronil/ (S)-methoprene/eprinomectin/praziquantel (Broadline®) against Thelazia callipaeda in naturally infected cats. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Sep 15;14(1):477. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04983-0. PMID: 34526129; PMCID: PMC8442459.
21. Genchi M, Vismarra A, Zanet S, Morelli S, Galuppi R, Cringoli G, Lia R, Diaferia M, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Venegoni G, Solari Basano F, Varcasia A, Perrucci S, Musella V, Brianti E, Gazzonis A, Drigo M, Colombo L, Kramer L. Prevalence and risk factors associated with cat parasites in Italy: a multicenter study. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Sep 15;14(1):475. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04981-2. PMID: 34526126; PMCID: PMC8441231.
22. De Bonis A, Colombo M, Terragni R, Bacci B, Morelli S, Grillini M, Vignoli M. Potential Role of Hepatozoon canis in a Fatal Systemic Disease in a Puppy. Pathogens. 2021 Sep 14;10(9):1193. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10091193. PMID: 34578225; PMCID: PMC8469705.
23. Palozzo A, Traversa D, Marruchella G, Celani G, Morelli S, Petrizzi L. Summer Sores Secondary to a Hoof Crack in an Andalusian Stallion. Pathogens. 2021 Aug 16;10(8):1038. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10081038. PMID: 34451503; PMCID: PMC8401743.
24. Morelli S, Colombo M, Diakou A, Traversa D, Grillini M, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Di Cesare A. The Influence of Temperature on the Larval Development of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in the Land Snail Cornu aspersum. Pathogens. 2021 Jul 29;10(8):960. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10080960. PMID: 34451424; PMCID: PMC8399508.
25. Raue K, Raue J, Hauck D, Söbbeler F, Morelli S, Traversa D, Schnyder M, Volk H, Strube C. Do All Roads Lead to Rome? The Potential of Different Approaches to Diagnose Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Infection in Cats. Pathogens. 2021 May 14;10(5):602. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10050602. PMID: 34069100; PMCID: PMC8157210.
26. da Silva Lima W, Ferreira Farago EC, do Nascimento Mesquita M, Duarte Pacheco A, Fernandes Nunes da Silva Malavazi P, Salvador Oliveira H, Morelli S, Colombo M, Di Cesare A, Figueiredo de Souza S. First Case of Clinical Cat Aelurostrongylosis in the Brazilian Amazon: Clinical and Molecular Insights. 2021 May 13;10(5): 595. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10050595. PMID: 34068219; PMCID: PMC8153145.
27. Diakou A, Migli D, Dimzas D, Morelli S, Di Cesare A, Youlatos D, Lymberakis P, Traversa D. Endoparasites of European Wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Greece. Pathogens. 2021 May 13;10(5):594. doi: 10.3390/ pathogens10050594. PMID: 34068209; PMCID: PMC8153176.
28. Colombo M, Morelli S, Simonato G, Di Cesare A, Veronesi F, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Grassi L, Russi I, Tiscar PG, Morganti G, Hattab J, Rizzo V, Traversa D. Exposure to Major Vector-Borne Diseases in Dogs Subjected to Different Preventative Regimens in Endemic Areas of Italy. Pathogens. 2021 Apr 23;10(5):507. doi: 10.3390/ pathogens10050507. PMID: 33922459; PMCID: PMC8146437.
29. Morelli S, Diakou A, Colombo M, Di Cesare A, Barlaam A, Dimzas D, Traversa D. Cat Respiratory Nematodes: Current Knowledge, Novel Data and Warranted Studies on Clinical Features, Treatment and Control. Pathogens. 2021 Apr 10;10(4):454. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10040454. PMID: 33920104; PMCID: PMC8069686.
30. Crisi PE, Paoletti B, Morelli S, Simonato G, Colombo M, Tiscar PG, Boari A. Tritrichomonas foetus in cats from Central Italy: Clinical signs and risk factors. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2021 Apr;24:100577. doi: 10.1016/ j.vprsr.2021.100577. Epub 2021 Apr 14. PMID: 34024393.
31. Di Cesare A, Morelli S, Morganti G, Simonato G, Veronesi F, Colombo M, Berlanda M, Lebon W, Gallo M, Beugnet F, Traversa D. Efficacy of milbemycin oxime/afoxolaner chewable tablets (NEXGARD SPECTRA®) against Capillaria aerophila and Capillaria boehmi in naturally infected dogs. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Mar 6;14(1):143. doi: 10.1186/ s13071-021-04648-y. PMID: 33676579; PMCID: PMC7937313.
32. Raue K, Rohdich N, Hauck D, Zschiesche E, Morelli S, Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Roepke RKA, Strube C. Efficacy of Bravecto® Plus spot-on solution for cats (280 mg/ml fluralaner and 14 mg/ml moxidectin) for the prevention of aelurostrongylosis in experimentally infected cats. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Feb 16;14(1):110. doi: 10.1186/ s13071-021-04610-y. PMID: 33593394; PMCID: PMC7885211.
33. Morelli S, Marruchella G, Passarelli A, Diakou A, Di Cesare A, Colombo M, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Frate A, Traversa D. An Unusual Case of Mixed Respiratory Capillariosis in a Dog. Pathogens. 2021 Jan 23;10(2):117. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10020117. PMID: 33498766; PMCID: PMC7911517.
34. Traversa D, Morelli S, Di Cesare A, Diakou A. Felid Cardiopulmonary Nematodes: Dilemmas Solved and New Questions Posed. Pathogens. 2021 Jan 2;10(1):30. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10010030. PMID: 33401704; PMCID: PMC7824321.
35. Morelli S, Diakou A, Traversa D, Di Gennaro E, Simonato G, Colombo M, Dimzas D, Grillini M, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Beugnet F, Halos L, Paoletti B, Di Cesare A. First record of Hepatozoon in domestic cats in Greece. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2021 Jan;12(1):101580. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101580. Epub 2020 Oct 6. PMID: 33113475
36. Tachmazidou A, Papaioannou N, Diakou A, Savvas I, Patsikas M, Stylianaki I, Morelli S, Di Cesare A, Mylonakis ME. First report of fatal autochthonous angiostrongylosis in a dog in Greece. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2021 Jan;23:100519. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100519. Epub 2020 Dec 23. PMID: 33678374.
37. Fuehrer HP, Morelli S, Bleicher J, Brauchart T, Edler M, Eisschiel N, Hering T, Lercher S, Mohab K, Reinelt S, Stessl T, Fasching D, Nimphy R, Pelzl A, Shahi-Barogh B, Wortha LN, Bakran-Lebl K, Duda M, Sattmann H, Schaper R, Traversa D, Joachim A. Detection of Crenosoma, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in Gastropods in Eastern Austria. Pathogens. 2020 Dec 13;9(12):1046. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9121046. PMID: 33322102; PMCID: PMC7764228.
38. Morelli S, Colombo M, Dimzas D, Barlaam A, Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Russi I, Spoletini R, Paoletti B, Diakou A. Leishmania infantum Seroprevalence in Cats From Touristic Areas of Italy and Greece. Front Vet Sci. 2020 Dec 11;7:616566. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.616566. PMID: 33363245; PMCID: PMC7759650.
39. Vezzosi T, Perrucci S, Parisi F, Morelli S, Maestrini M, Mennuni G, Traversa D, Poli A. Fatal Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure in a Kitten Infected with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. Animals (Basel). 2020 Dec 1;10(12):2263. doi: 10.3390/ani10122263. PMID: 33271887; PMCID: PMC7759851.
40. Pavone S, Crotti S, Cruciani D, D'Avino N, Zema J, Morelli S, Gobbi M, Madeo L. Fatal systemic toxoplasmosis in a 3-month-old young tibetan goat (Capra hircus). BMC Vet Res. 2020 Nov 4;16(1):423. doi: 10.1186/ s12917-020-02641-8. PMID: 33148257; PMCID: PMC7640701.
41. Gehlen H, Wulke N, Ertelt A, Nielsen MK, Morelli S, Traversa D, Merle R, Wilson D, Samson-Himmelstjerna GV. Comparative Analysis of Intestinal Helminth Infections in Colic and Non-Colic Control Equine Patients. Animals (Basel). 2020 Oct 19;10(10):1916. doi: 10.3390/ani10101916. PMID: 33086590; PMCID: PMC7603170.
42. Crisi PE, Di Cesare A, Traversa D, Vignoli M, Morelli S, Di Tommaso M, De Santis F, Pampurini F, Schaper R, Boari A. Controlled field study evaluating the clinical efficacy of a topical formulation containing emodepside and praziquantel in the treatment of natural cat aelurostrongylosis. Vet Rec. 2020 Sep 5;187(5):e34. doi: 10.1136/vr. 105528. Epub 2019 Nov 21. PMID: 31754046; PMCID: PMC7509393.
43. Morelli S, Diakou A, Di Cesare A, Schnyder M, Colombo M, Strube C, Dimzas D, Latino R, Traversa D. Feline lungworms in Greece: copromicroscopic, molecular and serological study. Parasitol Res. 2020 Sep;119(9): 2877-2883. doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06839-5. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PMID: 32748040.
44. Allen S, Greig C, Rowson B, Gasser RB, Jabbar A, Morelli S, Morgan ER, Wood M, Forman D. DNA Footprints: Using Parasites to Detect Elusive Animals, Proof of Principle in Hedgehogs. Animals (Basel). 2020 Aug 14;10(8):1420. doi: 10.3390/ani10081420. PMID: 32823900; PMCID: PMC7460031.
45. Dimzas D, Morelli S, Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Van Bourgonie YR, Breugelmans K, Backeljau T, di Regalbono AF, Diakou A. Intermediate gastropod hosts of major feline cardiopulmonary nematodes in an area of wildcat and domestic cat sympatry in Greece. Parasit Vectors. 2020 Jul 10;13(1):345. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04213-z. PMID: 32650821; PMCID: PMC7350685.
46. Morelli S, Traversa D, Colombo M, Raue K, Strube C, Pollmeier M, Di Cesare A. The effect of the hibernation on the larval development of Troglostrongylus brevior in the land snail Cornu aspersum. Vet Parasitol. 2020 Jun; 282:109123. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109123. Epub 2020 Apr 27. PMID: 32416560.
47. Di Cesare A, Morelli S, Colombo M, Simonato G, Veronesi F, Marcer F, Diakou A, D'Angelosante R, Pantchev N, Psaralexi E, Traversa D. Is Angiostrongylosis a Realistic Threat for Domestic Cats? Front Vet Sci. 2020 Apr 15;7:195. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00195. PMID: 32351980; PMCID: PMC7174740.
48. Diakou A, Dimzas D, Astaras C, Savvas I, Di Cesare A, Morelli S, Neofitos Κ, Migli D, Traversa D. Clinical investigations and treatment outcome in a European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) infected by cardio- pulmonary nematodes. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2020 Jan;19:100357. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2019.100357. Epub 2019 Nov 27. PMID: 32057385.
49. Simonato G, Cassini R, Morelli S, Di Cesare A, La Torre F, Marcer F, Traversa D, Pietrobelli M, Frangipane di Regalbono A. Contamination of Italian parks with canine helminth eggs and health risk perception of the public. Prev Vet Med. 2019 Nov 15;172:104788. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104788. Epub 2019 Oct 5. PMID: 31627164.
50. Diakou A, Morelli S, Dimzas D, Di Cesare A, Capelli G, Parrinello C, Pollmeier M, Schaper R, Traversa D. Efficacy of a moxidectin/imidacloprid spot-on formulation (Advocate®) for the treatment of Troglostrongylus brevior in naturally infected cats in a field study in Greece. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Nov 4;12(1):519. doi: 10.1186/ s13071-019-3760-9. PMID: 31685011; PMCID: PMC6829829.
51. Crisi PE, Johnson LR, Di Cesare A, De Santis F, Di Tommaso M, Morelli S, Pantaleo S, Luciani A, Schaper R, Pampurini F, Boari A. Evaluation of Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Findings in Cats With Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in Comparison to Cats With Feline Bronchial Disease. Front Vet Sci. 2019 Oct 2;6:337. doi: 10.3389/ fvets.2019.00337. PMID: 31632989; PMCID: PMC6783500.
52. Morelli S, Crisi PE, Di Cesare A, De Santis F, Barlaam A, Santoprete G, Parrinello C, Palermo S, Mancini P, Traversa D. Exposure of client-owned cats to zoonotic vector-borne pathogens: Clinic-pathological alterations and infection risk analysis. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Oct;66:101344. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2019.101344. Epub 2019 Aug 9. PMID: 31437677.
53. Di Cesare A, Gueldner EK, Traversa D, Veronesi F, Morelli S, Crisi PE, Pampurini F, Strube C, Schnyder M. Seroprevalence of antibodies against the cat lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in cats from endemic areas of Italy. Vet Parasitol. 2019 Aug;272:13-16. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2019.06.017. Epub 2019 Jun 27. PMID: 31395199.
54. Diakou A, Di Cesare A, Morelli S, Colombo M, Halos L, Simonato G, Tamvakis A, Beugnet F, Paoletti B, Traversa D. Endoparasites and vector-borne pathogens in dogs from Greek islands: Pathogen distribution and zoonotic implications. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 May 8;13(5):e0007003. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007003. PMID: 31067231; PMCID: PMC6527238.
55. Traversa D, Morelli S, Cassini R, Crisi PE, Russi I, Grillotti E, Manzocchi S, Simonato G, Beraldo P, Viglietti A, De Tommaso C, Pezzuto C, Pampurini F, Schaper R, Frangipane di Regalbono A. Occurrence of canine and feline extra-intestinal nematodes in key endemic regions of Italy. Acta Trop. 2019 May;193:227-235. doi: 10.1016/ j.actatropica.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 8. PMID: 30857861.
56. Traversa D, Veronesi F, Danesi P, Morelli S, Crisi PE, Morganti G, Iorio R, Pampurini F, Schaper R, Santoro A, Paoletti B, Di Cesare A. Pilot study evaluating the efficacy of a topical formulation containing emodepside and praziquantel in the treatment of natural feline troglostrongylosis. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Mar 12;12(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3361-7. PMID: 30867041; PMCID: PMC6417080.
57. Stevanović O, Diakou A, Morelli S, Paraš S, Trbojević I, Nedić D, Sladojević Ž, Kasagić D, Di Cesare A. Severe Verminous Pneumonia Caused by Natural Mixed Infection with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Angiostrongylus chabaudi in a European Wildcat from Western Balkan Area. Acta Parasitol. 2019 Jun;64(2):411-417. doi: 10.2478/ s11686-019-00029-9. Epub 2019 Feb 12. PMID: 30756237.
58. Diakou A, Di Cesare A, Barros LA, Morelli S, Halos L, Beugnet F, Traversa D. Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior in domestic cats in Greece. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Nov 14;8:590. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1200-z. PMID: 26577206; PMCID: PMC4650351

Contributes presented at International Scientific Conferences

1. Morelli S, Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Halos L, Beugnet F, Diakou A. Lungworms in domestic cats of Greece. Proceedings of the XII European Multicolloquium of Parasitology. Türku, Finland, July 20-24th, 2016.
2. Frangipane di Regalbono A, Cassini R, Morelli S, Crisi PE, Di Giulio E, De Tommaso C, Simonato G, Pezzuto C, Pampurini F, Russi I, Beraldo P, Viglietti A, Traversa D. Clinical pictures in dogs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus Proceedings of the 6th European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Day. Belgrade, Serbia, July 5-7th, 2018.
3. Van Bourgonie YR, Lange M, Penagos-Tabares F, Hirzmann J, Failing K, Schaper R, Dimzas D, Diakou A, Hermosilla C, Taubert A, Di Cesare A, Morelli S, Meganck K, Backeljau T. DNA barcoding and identification of intermediate slug hosts in the framework of an epidemiological survey in Germany. Proceedings of the 8th Barcode of Life Conference. Trondheim, Norway, June 17-20th 2019.
4. Raue K, Raue J, Söbbler FJ, Morelli S, Traversa D, Schaper R, Pollmeier M, Schnyder M, Volk H, Strube C. Lungenwurminfektionen der Katze – Ergebnisse koproskopischer und serologischer Diagnostik sowie der Bildgebung im Verlauf der experimentellen Infektion. German Veterinary Society Annual Meeting, Herrsching, Munich (D), 2020.
5. Raue K, Rohdich N, Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Morelli S, Strube C. Preventive efficacy of Bravecto Plus spot-on for cats (280mg/ml fluralaner and 14mg/ml moxidectin) against aelurostrongylosis in experimentally infected cats. American Association of Veterinary Parasitology. 20-23 June, Snowbird, Utah.
6. Morelli S, Gori F, Colombo M, Di Cesare A, Simonato G, Veronesi F, Russi I, Schnyder M. Exposure to Angiostrongylus vasorum in areas enzootic for VBDs. Proceedings of the 2021 ESDA Event (Virtual), 16-19 June 2021.
7. Filipescu IE, Manzocchi S, Neroni M, Morelli S, Pantchev N, Vergara M. Atypical intraocular migration of Angiostronglus vasorum. Proceedings of the 2021 ESDA Event (Virtual), 16-19 June 2021.
8. Morelli S, Colombo M, Grillotti E, Pezzuto C, De Tommaso C, Pampurini F, Schaper R, Drake J, Crisi PE, Di Cesare A. Highly variable clinical pictures in dogs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum. Proceedings of the 2021 ESDA Event (Virtual), 16-19 June 2021.
9. Morelli S, Di Cesare A, Traversa D. Efficacy of a spot-on combination containing 10% w/v imidacloprid and 1% w/v moxidectin in the treatment of Troglostrongylus brevior infection in cats. Proceedings of the XIII European Multicolloquium of Parasitology, Belgrade, Serbia, 12-16 October 2021.
10. Morelli S, Simonato G, Colombo M, Grillini M, Di Cesare A, Traversa D, Iorio R, Frangipane di Regalbono A. Seroprevalence of Rickettsia conorii in dogs living in Northeastern Italy. Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 29-31 March 2023, Weimar.
11. Traversa D, Milillo P, Maggi R, Simonato G, Di Cesare A, Grillini M, Morelli S, Colombo M, Passarelli A, Grassano A, Serio P, Losurdo M, Brueckmann R. Seroexposure to zoonotic Anaplasma and Borrelia in dogs and horses in contact with vulnerable people in Italy. Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 29-31 March 2023, Weimar.

Contributes presented at National Scientific Conferences

1. Morelli S, Grillotti E, Russi I, Manzocchi S, Beraldo P, Viglietti A, Crisi PE, Pezzuto C, De Tommaso C, Pampurini F, Traversa D. Large scale survey on the occurrence of canine and feline extra-intestinal nematodes in Italy. Proceedings of the XXX Congress of the Italian Society of Parasitology. Milan, Italy, June 26-29th, 2018.
2. Traversa D, Grillotti E, De Tommaso C, Morelli S, Crisi PE, Di Giulio E, Pezzuto C, Venco L, Pampurini F. Field efficacy of Advocate® (Bayer Animal Health) in the treatment of dogs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum. Proceedings of the XXX Congress of the Italian Society of Parasitology. Milan, Italy, June 26-29th, 2018.
3. Traversa D, Della Salda L, Diakou A, Sforzato C, Romanucci M, Morelli S, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Cassini R, Simonato G, Iorio R, Colaberardino V, Di Cesare A. Fatal patent troglostrongylosis in a litter of kittens. Proceedings of the XXX Congress of the Italian Society of Parasitology. Milan, Italy, June 26-29th, 2018.
4. Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Gueldner E, Veronesi F, Morelli S, Crisi PE, Pampurini F, Schnyder M. Seroprevalence of the cat lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in Central Italy. Proceedings of the XXX Congress of the Italian Society of Parasitology. Milan, Italy, June 26-29th, 2018.
5. Aste G, Luciani A, Di Cesare A, Gabriele S, Morelli S, De Santis F, Del Signore F, Vignoli M. Regionally based lung ultrasound examination in dogs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum: a preliminary study. Proceedings of the LXXII Congress of the Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences. Turin, Italy, June 20-22th, 2018.
6. Carnabuci C, Luciani A, Di Cesare A, Gabriele S, Morelli S, Vignoli M, Boari A. Irreversible pulmonary hypertension in a dog naturally infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum. Proceedings of the LXXII Congress of the Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences. Turin, Italy, June 20-22th, 2018.
7. Fanelli G, Rubino F, Paoletti B, Della Salda L, Mosca F, Morelli S, Denti G, Marin G, Pretto T, Susini F, Arcangeli G, Tiscar PG. Haplosporidium (Ascetosporea: Haplosporidiidae) come causa di mortalità di massa in Pinna nobilis (L.) a Taranto e in Toscana. Proceedings of the VII Congress of the Molluscan Applied Research Italian Society, Portici, Italy, November 16-17th, 2018.
8. Morelli S, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Cassini R, Crisi PE, Russi I, Grillotti E, Manzocchi S, Simonato G, Beraldo P, Viglietti A, De Tommaso C, Pezzuto C, Pampurini F, Schaper R, Traversa D. Non-intestinal canine and feline nematodes in Italy: occurrence, risk factors and clinical features. Proceedings of the LXXIII Congress of the Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences. Olbia, Italy, June 19-22th, 2019.
9. Morelli S, Crisi PE, Di Cesare A, De Santis F, Barlaam A, Traversa D. Exposure to zoonotic vector-borne pathogens in cats from Italy. Proceedings of the LXXIII Congress of the Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences. Olbia, Italy, June 19-22th, 2019.
10. Crisi Pe, Di Cesare A, Traversa D, Vignoli M, Morelli S, Di Tommaso M, De Santis F, Pampurini F, Schaper R, Boari A. Controlled field study evaluating the clinical efficacy of the spot-on formulation containing emodepside 2.1% w/v/ praziquantel 8.6% (Profender®, Bayer Animal Health) in the treatment of natural cat aelurostrongylosis. Proceedings of the LXXIII Congress of the Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences. Olbia, Italy, June 19-22th, 2019.
11. Morelli S. The indoor cat: do the endoparasites knock at the door? Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual) 2021
12. Palozzo A, Traversa D, Marruchella G, Celani G, Morelli S, Petrizzi L. Summer sores secondary to hoof crack in an Andalusian Stallion. Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual)
13. Colombo M, Capitani G, Morelli S, Di Cesare A. Life-threatening strongyloidosis in a puppy. Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual).
14. Crisi PE, Paoletti B, Morelli S, Simonato G, Colombo M, Tiscar PG, Boari A. Molecular detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in cats from Abruzzo region (central Italy). Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual).
15. De Bonis A, Colombo M, Ghiraldelli A, Bacci R, Morelli S, Vignoli M. Potential role of Hepatozoon canis in a fatal systemic disease in a puppy. Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual).
16. Lanzoni L, Chincarini M, Di Pasquale J, Morelli S, Vignola G, Paoletti B, Di Cesare A. Animal welfare and parasite infections in organic and conventional dairy farms in central Italy: a pilot study. Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual).
17. Morelli S, Colombo M, Diakou A, Traversa D, Grillini M, Di Cesare A. Development of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in hibernated vs non-hibernated Cornu aspersum Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual).
18. Paoletti B, Angelucci S, Morelli S, Smoglica C, Barlaam A, Di Cesare A. Strongylid nematodes shared between domestic and wild ruminants in the Maiella National Park (Abruzzo region, central Italy). Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual).
19. Salvati L, Morelli S, Di Cesare A, Di Giulio E, Colombo M, Traversa D. Absence of Leishmania infantum in cats with dermatological signs in an endemic area. Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual).
20. Tinoco FV, Morelli S, Brito MF, Pereira GO, Oliveira MC, Traversa D, Colombo M, Grillini M, Di Cesare A. Acute hemorrhagic meningoencephalomyelitis due to erratic migration of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in a kitten. Proceedings of the XXXI Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, 16-19 June (Virtual).
21. Morelli S, Traversa D, Diakou A, Colombo M, Russi I, Mestek A, Chandrashekar R, Beall M, Paoletti B, Iorio R, Tsokana A, De Cristofaro D, Barlaam A, Simonato G, Di Cesare A. Microscopic and molecular detection of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in naturally infected cats. Proceedings of the XXXII Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, Naples, Italy, 27-30 June, 2022.
22. Diakou A, Morelli S. Challenging the 9 lives: parasites of cats and wildcats. Proceedings of the XXXII Conference of the Italian Society of Parasitology, Naples, Italy, 27-30 June, 2022.

Publications on national peer-reviewed scientific journals

1. Morelli S, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Russi I, Crisi PE, Simonato G, Pampurini F, Traversa D. Efficacia preventiva di un prodotto a base di imidacloprid e moxidectina nei confronti dei parassiti cardio-respiratori di cane e gatto. Summa Veterinaria. 2018. 5:33-38
2. Traversa D, Grillotti E, De Tommaso C, Morelli S, Crisi PE, Di Giulio E, Pezzuto C, Venco L, Pampurini F. Terapia dell’angiostrongilosi del cane. Monitoraggio dell’efficacia della forumlazione contenente imidacloprid 10% e moxidectina 2,5% (Advocate®). Praxis Veterinaria. 39:15-21
3. Di Cesare A, Veronesi F, Morelli S, Danesi P, Crisi PE, Morganti G, Iorio R, Pampurini F, Schaper R, Santoro A, Paoletti B, Traversa D. Efficacia di emodepside e praziquantel, spot-on, nel trattamento della troglostrongilosi felina. Praxis Veterinaria. 2020.
4. Di Cesare A, Colombo M, Morelli S, Simonato G, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Grillini M, Traversa D. Le ultime novità su terapia e controllo delle parassitosi respiratorie del gatto. Summa Veterinaria, n. 7/settembre 2021.
5. Simonato G, Morelli S, Colombo M, Grillini M, Di Cesare A, Traversa D, Frangipane di Regalbono A. Diagnosi di laboratorio delle zoonosi da parassiti intestinali del cane e del gatto. Summa Veterinaria, n. 7/settembre 2021
6. Morelli S, Grillini M, Simonato G, Colombo M, Di Cesare A, Traversa D, Frangipane di Regalbono A. VBDs da protozoi emergenti in medicina felina: biologia, epidemiologia e importanza clinica. Summa Veterinaria, n. 7/ settembre 2021.
7. Colombo M, Morelli S. Quante rogne per il gatto! Summa Veterinaria, n. 5/giugno 2022
8. Colombo M, Morelli S. Strongyloides stercoralis, un parassita potenzialmente mortale nei cuccioli. Summa Veterinaria, n. 5/giugno 2022
9. Morganti G, Colombo M, Rigamonti G, Morelli S. Protozoi intestinali del gatto, non solo coccidi. Summa Veterinaria, n. 5/giugno 2022