Summary

Zoonoses are defined as damage to human health and/or quality of life caused by contact with (other) toxic or edible vertebrates or invertebrates. 
From a health perspective, there is a lot of interest from the veterinary community, as the activities surrounding surveillance and control of zoonoses in animals and food uses a lot of local health service time and resources. One critical point is the lack of information on the impact these diseases have on human health, particularly due to the difficulties in notification and collection of quantitative data. 

In collaboration with Soc. Servizi Telematici s.r.l, which manages the PEDIANET database and collects information on activities of family paediatricians, we want to collect quantitative data on the main zoonoses which manifest in the pediatric age group (particularly those with vector, food and parasitic transmission). This information network is particularly well developed in the Veneto region. 

The main aim is to aquire quantitative data on the presence and diagnostic frequency of the main zoonoses in in the Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trento and Bolzano area paediatric populations. 

The objectives are: 
-Determine the incidence of a number of zoonotic diseases in the Veneto area paediatric population 
-Define their distribution in the in the Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trento and Bolzano area paediatric populations 
-Use the information to evaluate the priorities for zoonoses in the areas described above 

Zoonoses of interest:
Gastrointestinal infections (ICD9 003-009), particularly Salmonella, E.Coli (anche ICD9 41.4), Campylobacter, Norovirus, Giardia, Cryptosporidium 
Vector transmitted diseases (arthropods and mosquitos): leishmaniasis (ICD9 085), rickettsial fever (ICD9 082-083) tick bite fever (ICD9 063), viral encefalitis trasmitted by mosquitos (west nile, EEE, JEE, VEE,… ICD9 062), tularemia (ICD9 021), Lyme disease (ICD9 88.81) other arthropod borne diseases (ICD9 88) 
Other food borne diseases: listeriosis (ICD9 027), brucellosis (ICD9 023), toxoplasmosis (ICD9 130), infantile botulism (ICD9 005.1) 
Parassitic diseases: Tenia (ICD9 123), Miasi (ICD9 134), larva migrans (ICD9 128), Dermatophytosis (ICD9 110), Dipylidium (ICD9 123.8) 
Other zoonoses: leptospirosis (ICD9 100), cat scratch disease (ICD9 078.3), bartonellosis (ICD9 088) 

Main results:
From the data analysis we will obtain estimates of the incidence of the above mentioned zoonoses in the pediatric population of the Veneto area. 
This information will be published as specific reports and scientific publications. 
The data will be considered in the evaluation of needs for health intervention at the regional level. 
With the information created specific information can be created for the various partners in the national health system: 
Information for the pediatricians who collaborated 
Reports for the hospitals, local health offices,etc 
Information for the veterinary services

Partecipants and Collaborations

Coordinators

Luca Busani 
Istituto zooprofilattico delle Venezie, Padova 
Luigi Cantarutti 
Coordinamento Pedianet, PLS, Padova 
Carlo Giaquinto 
Dipartimento di Pediatria, Padova 
Antonia Ricci 
Istituto zooprofilattico delle Venezie, Padova

Partecipants

Abruzzo 
Bonfigli Emanuela, Collacciani Giuseppe, Ferretti Michele, Forcina Paolo. 

Campania 
Basile Paola, Bratto Massimo, Castaldo Annunziata, Conte Ugo Alfredo, Costanzo Nicola, Di Santo Giuseppe, Falco Pietro, Ferraiuolo Maurizio, Mariniello, Petrazzuoli Giovanni, Speranza Francesco, Sticco Maura, Tambaro Paolo. 

Emilia Romagna 
Alberti Arturo, Barone Roberto, Biondi Claudio, Casalboni Rita, Faedi Clara Maria, Hamameh Marwan, Lucchi Elide, Mazzini Franco, Ponti Roberto, Trebbi Miro, Varni Pierfiorenzo. 

Friuli Venezia Giulia 
De Clara Roberto, Lorusso Giuseppe, Masotti Sergio, Muzzolini Carmen, Nicolosio Flavia, Ulliana Antonella. 

Lombardia 
Battilana Maria Pia, Clerici Schoeller Mariangela, Curto Salvatore, Elio Giuseppe, Frattini Claudio, Lietti Giuseppe, Mauri Laura, Picco Patrizia, Pirola Ambrogina, Ragazzon Ferdinando, Rosignoli Rino, Russo Annarita, Terenghi Albino, Tusa Antonino, Vannini Paola, Vertua Guido. 

Marche 
Bollettini Stefano, Budassi Roberto, Dolci Marco, Galvagno Andrea, Gentili Alberta, Gentilucci Pierfrancesco, Gobbi Costantino, Grelloni Mauro, Olimpi Laura, Senesi Paolo, Tonelli Gabriele. 

Piemonte 
Mirabelli Maria Cristina, Sciolla Nico Maria, Valpreda Andrea. 

Sardegna 
Basoccu Pietro, Cera Giuseppe Egidio, Cuboni Giancarlo, Lazzari Maura, Mulas Anna, Rosas Paolo. 

Sicilia 
Alongi Angelo, Avarello Giovanni, Barberi Frandanisa Maria, Petrotto Giuseppe, Puma Antonino, Salamone Pietro, Speciale Sergio, Volpe Concetta. 

Toscana 
Storelli Francesco 

Veneto 
Barbieri Patrizia, Bucolo Carmelo, Cantarutti Luigi, Cozzani Sandra, D’Amanti Vito Francesco, De Marchi Annamaria, Doria Mattia, Drago Stefano, Ferrara Enrico, Fusco Fabrizio, Giancola Giuseppe, Girotto Silvia, Grillone Giuseppe, Katende Charles Mulopo, Lista Cinzia, Macropodio Nadia, Milano Massimo, Pasinato Angela, Passarella Andrea, Ruffato Bruno, Sambugaro Daniela, Saretta Luigi, Schievano Paolo, Semenzato Flavio, Spanevello Walter, Tamassia Gianni, Toffol Giacomo.

Collaborations

Data Monitor

Antonio Scamarcia 
Società Servizi Telematici, Padova

Computer-related Assistance

Alessandro Zandarin 
Società Servizi Telematici, Padova

Pubblications

Financing

The study was funded by the Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie.