Meredith Anna Louise, Milne Elspeth Mary
Division of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2009 Dec;40(4):809-11. doi: 10.1638/2009-0094.1.
An adult female hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) developed hemorrhagic diarrhea and was euthanized after failure to respond to treatment. At postmortem examination, the gastrointestinal tract was distended with clear fluid. Histopathologic examination of the jejunum and ileum revealed numerous small, round, pale basophilic organisms typical of cryptosporidia on the luminal surface of the enterocytes and free in the crypts. In addition, there was severe villus atrophy in the ileum. It was thought that an underlying chronic systemic disease had predisposed the hedgehog to cryptosporidiosis by immunosuppression. This report appears to be the first detailed description of cryptosporidiosis in this species.
一只成年雌性刺猬（欧洲刺猬）出现出血性腹泻，在治疗无效后实施安乐死。尸检时，胃肠道充满清澈液体。空肠和回肠的组织病理学检查显示，在肠上皮细胞的腔面和腺窝内有大量小的、圆形的、淡嗜碱性的生物体，为隐孢子虫的典型特征。此外，回肠有严重的绒毛萎缩。据认为，潜在的慢性全身性疾病通过免疫抑制使刺猬易患隐孢子虫病。本报告似乎是该物种隐孢子虫病的首次详细描述。
