Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by dopamine deficiency and the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn), which aggregates into pathological inclusions known as Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, distributed across multiple brain regions, with a particular prevalence in dopaminergic neurons. Alongside hallmark motor symptoms, PD is often accompanied by non-motor manifestations that severely affect...

The seroprevalence of Neospora caninum was surveyed by an ELISA kit on two water buffalo herds of Southern Italy. Seropositive samples were detected in 47% and 59% of individuals, respectively, thus indicating high level of exposure to the parasite even if the possibility of vertical transmission cannot be excluded. Tissue samples collected from three aborted fetuses from the same herds were investigated for N. caninum presenc...