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Co-existence of Multiple Anaplasma Species and Variants in Ticks Feeding on Hedgehogs or Cattle Poses Potential Threats of Anaplasmosis to Humans and Livestock in Eastern China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
BackgroundAnaplasma spp., causative agents of anaplasmosis, pose significant a threat to public health and economic losses in livestock farming. Co-infections/co-existence of various Anaplasma spp.
Yong Qi, Yong Qi, Lele Ai, Lele Ai, Changqiang Zhu, Changqiang Zhu, Changqiang Zhu, Yongfeng Lu, Ruichen Lv, Ruichen Lv, Yingqing Mao, Yingqing Mao, Nianhong Lu, Nianhong Lu, Weilong Tan, Weilong Tan   +15 more
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The evaluation of normal ocular parameters in two breeds of hedgehogs

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate conjunctival microflora and measure normal tear production and intraocular pressure (IOP) in two breeds of hedgehogs (long‐eared hedgehogs and Brandt's hedgehogs).
Ghazal Aftab, Farnoosh Arfaee, Ahmad Asghari, Taghi Zahraei Salehi   +3 more
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Hedgehogs as Amplifying Hosts of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a tickborne bandavirus mainly transmitted by Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks in East Asia, mostly in rural areas.
Chaoyue Zhao, Xing Zhang, Xiaoxi Si, Ling Ye, Kevin Lawrence, Yajun Lu, Chunhong Du, Haidong Xu, Qian Yang, Qianfeng Xia, Guoxiang Yu, Wei Xu, Fei Yuan, Junfeng Hao, Jia-Fu Jiang, Aihua Zheng   +15 more
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Moving in the Dark—Evidence for an Influence of Artificial Light at Night on the Movement Behaviour of European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus)

Animals, 2020
With urban areas growing worldwide comes an increase in artificial light at night (ALAN), causing a significant impact on wildlife behaviour and its ecological relationships.
Anne Berger, Briseida Lozano, Leon M. F. Barthel, Nadine Schubert   +3 more
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Testing the Impact of Robotic Lawn Mowers on European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) and Designing a Safety Test

Animals, 2023
Previous research has established that some models of robotic lawn mowers are potentially harmful to hedgehogs. As the market for robotic lawn mowers is expanding rapidly and the populations of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) are in decline, it ...
Sophie Lund Rasmussen, Bettina Thuland Schrøder, Anne Berger, Rahel Sollmann, David W. Macdonald, Cino Pertoldi, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup   +6 more
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Ecology of the Daurian Hedgehog ( Hemiechinus dauuricus ) in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia: Preliminary Findings [PDF]

Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2006
The Daurian hedgehog ranges across northern Mongolia, southern Siberia, and northern China. However, few details of the species’ behavior, ecology, or distribution are known. We conducted a pilot study of the ranging behavior and
James D. Murdoch, Batdorj Sodnompil, Suuri Buyandelger, David Kenny, Richard P. Reading   +4 more
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Melting pot of tick-borne zoonoses : the European hedgehog contributes to the maintenance of various tick-borne diseases in natural cycles urban and suburban areas [PDF]

, 2017
Background: European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) are urban dwellers and host both Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes hexagonus. These ticks transmit several zoonotic pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia ...
Frazer-Mendelewska, Ewa, Jaarsma, Ryanne, Jahfari, Setareh, Ruyts, Sanne, Sprong, Hein, Verheyen, Kris   +5 more
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Wildlife Conservation at a Garden Level: The Effect of Robotic Lawn Mowers on European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus)

Animals, 2021
We tested the effects of 18 models of robotic lawn mowers in collision with dead European hedgehogs and quantified the results into six damage categories.
Sophie Lund Rasmussen, Ane Elise Schrøder, Ronja Mathiesen, Jeppe Lund Nielsen, Cino Pertoldi, David W. Macdonald   +5 more
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Clinicopathologic Findings of Spontaneous Leukemia in 9 Pet African Hedgehogs (Atelerix Albiventris)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Previous reports of leukemia in hedgehogs are limited. We describe clinicopathologic features of leukemia in 9 hedgehogs, including eosinophilic leukemia (n = 3) and acute leukemia/leukemic phase of lymphoma (n = 6).
Iori Koizumi, Daniela Hernandez-Muguiro, Shelley Ann Ash Chu, Tracy Stokol, Midori Goto Asakawa   +4 more
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An exploratory investigation of glucocorticoids, personality and survival rates in wild and rehabilitated hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Denmark

BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Background The European population of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) is declining. It is therefore essential to optimise conservation initiatives such as the rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs. Wild animals placed in captivity may be
Sophie Lund Rasmussen, Otto Kalliokoski, Torben Dabelsteen, Klas Abelson   +3 more
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