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Ectoparasites infestation of free-ranging hedgehog (Etelerix algirus) in north western Libya

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of ectoparasites in hedgehogs (Etelerix algirus) in north western region of Libya. Seventy hedgehogs were sampled, and 39 (55.7%) were infested with external parasites. A total of 44 ticks, 491 fleas were collected from the infested hedgehogs and fo...

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Autores principales: Hosni, M.M., Maghrbi, A.A. El
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli and Libyan Authority for Research, Science and Technology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4629589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26623333
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description The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of ectoparasites in hedgehogs (Etelerix algirus) in north western region of Libya. Seventy hedgehogs were sampled, and 39 (55.7%) were infested with external parasites. A total of 44 ticks, 491 fleas were collected from the infested hedgehogs and four species of ectoparasites were identified, one mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), one tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) and two fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis and Ctenocephalides canis). For ectoparasites, 10/39 (25.6%) were infested by S. scabiei, 8/39 (20.5%) by Rh. appendiculatus and 11/39 (28.2%) by fleas. The prevalence of mixed infestation with S. scabiei and C. canis was 3(7.7%), Rh. appendiculatus and C. canis was 2 (5.1%) and infestation by two species of fleas was 5 (12.8%). The overall mixed infestation was 10 (25.6%). We concluded that the hedgehogs may play an important role in spreading external parasites and transmission of diseases from one region to another and from wildlife animals to domestic animals and human.
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spelling pubmed-46295892015-11-30 Ectoparasites infestation of free-ranging hedgehog (Etelerix algirus) in north western Libya Hosni, M.M. Maghrbi, A.A. El Open Vet J Original Article The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of ectoparasites in hedgehogs (Etelerix algirus) in north western region of Libya. Seventy hedgehogs were sampled, and 39 (55.7%) were infested with external parasites. A total of 44 ticks, 491 fleas were collected from the infested hedgehogs and four species of ectoparasites were identified, one mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), one tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) and two fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis and Ctenocephalides canis). For ectoparasites, 10/39 (25.6%) were infested by S. scabiei, 8/39 (20.5%) by Rh. appendiculatus and 11/39 (28.2%) by fleas. The prevalence of mixed infestation with S. scabiei and C. canis was 3(7.7%), Rh. appendiculatus and C. canis was 2 (5.1%) and infestation by two species of fleas was 5 (12.8%). The overall mixed infestation was 10 (25.6%). We concluded that the hedgehogs may play an important role in spreading external parasites and transmission of diseases from one region to another and from wildlife animals to domestic animals and human. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli and Libyan Authority for Research, Science and Technology 2014 2014-02-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4629589/ /pubmed/26623333 Text en Copyright: © Open Veterinary Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Veterinary Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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title Ectoparasites infestation of free-ranging hedgehog (Etelerix algirus) in north western Libya
title_full Ectoparasites infestation of free-ranging hedgehog (Etelerix algirus) in north western Libya
title_fullStr Ectoparasites infestation of free-ranging hedgehog (Etelerix algirus) in north western Libya
title_full_unstemmed Ectoparasites infestation of free-ranging hedgehog (Etelerix algirus) in north western Libya
title_short Ectoparasites infestation of free-ranging hedgehog (Etelerix algirus) in north western Libya
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4629589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26623333
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