A Survey on Parasites of Long-eared Hedgehog ( in Northeast of Iran

Overview

Journal J Parasit Dis

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2016 Nov 24

PMID 27876947

Citations 3

Authors

Ali Moshaverinia

Hassan Borji

Mehrab Kameli

Sara Ghabdian

Reza Ghanei

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Abstract

As there appeared to be no data available on parasite infection of Hedgehogs in the region and considering the potential threat of Hedgehogs for animal and public health, the present study was carried out using biological samples and necropsy findings collected from long-eared hedgehog captured in Mashhad city in the northeast of Iran. During the study 23 dead hedgehogs were collected randomly from different regions of Mashhad County. Following autopsy of these animals, observation for enteric parasites was carefully done. At the same time, 38 live hedgehogs were captured at this region and after anesthetizing of them, their ectoparasites were removed. The captured animals were released after recovery. All of studied animals were found to be infected with at least one of the parasites. The endoparasites removed from dead hedgehogs were: , , and . The ectoparasites found on live studied animals according to their abundance were and The results of this study will contribute to our understanding of the parasites infecting in Iran. These results also suggest that pet owners especially those keep hedgehog should be aware about hazards that may pose by these animals.

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