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Email

vito.colella@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer (One Health)
Melbourne Veterinary School
Education
PhD
University Of Bari
Doctorate
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bachelors Degree
University of Bari Aldo Moro
ORCID

0000-0002-4903-1479

Dr Vito Colella

Senior Lecturer (One Health)
Melbourne Veterinary School

102 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Human Intestinal Infection with the Dog Hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum, in Western Australia
    DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0592
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Geospatial risk prediction of hookworm infection and intensity among school-aged children in Dak Lak province, Vietnam
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014079
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Spurious passage of Calodium hepaticum in human stools misidentified as Trichuris spp. infection in school-age children in Angola
    DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01026-25
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Emergence of a novel zoonotic brugian filarial infection during post-validation surveillance for lymphatic filariasis in Sri Lanka
    DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100735
  • 2019

    Internal Research Grant

    Revaluation of the Who Guidelines for the Control of Hookworm in Low Income Countries in the Asia Pacific Through a Transdisciplinary Approach
  • 2018

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Pets, People and Parasites in Australia
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    The Australian Centre for the Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Vito Colella

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2020
Soulsby Fellow Soulsby Fellow
2019
Odile Bain Memorial Prize 2019
2018
McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship Award University of Melbourne
2016
ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award (AMYSA 2016) ABCD & Merial

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Immunity gap for measles in young adults: Seroprevalence study in blood donors in southern Italy
    DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2026.2634496
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Hidden hemoplasma species within the “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum” lineage in Thai cats revealed by analyses of two independent genetic markers
    DOI: 10.1186/s13071-025-07112-3
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Chromosome-contiguous nuclear genome of Dirofilaria asiatica reveals unique molecular signatures and host interactions
    DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101201
  • 2025

    Journal article

    First seroprevalence study of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in blood donors after the upsurge of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease (WNND) cases in southern Italy in 2023
    DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-10603-4
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Genetic characterization of zoonotic Dirofilaria asiatica in Cambodian dogs through nanopore metabarcoding
    DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01990-25
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Harnessing Molecular Techniques to Inform Species-Specific Hookworm Prevalence and Infection Intensity and Detect Strongyloides in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam
    DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0670

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Moxidectin Versus Ivermectin as Mass Drug Administration for the Control of Onchocerciasis and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Cluster-Randomised Trial
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Pacific: Integration of Programs to Increase Their Impact

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