Moshaverinia Ali, Borji Hassan, Kameli Mehrab, Ghabdian Sara, Ghanei Reza
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Dec;40(4):1355-1358. doi: 10.1007/s12639-015-0689-6. Epub 2015 May 8.
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.
由于该地区似乎没有关于刺猬寄生虫感染的数据，并且考虑到刺猬对动物和公共卫生的潜在威胁，本研究使用从伊朗东北部马什哈德市捕获的长耳刺猬收集的生物样本和尸检结果进行。在研究期间，从马什哈德县的不同地区随机收集了23只死亡的刺猬。对这些动物进行尸检后，仔细观察肠道寄生虫。同时，在该地区捕获了38只活刺猬，对它们进行麻醉后，去除其体外寄生虫。捕获的动物恢复后被释放。所有研究的动物都被发现感染了至少一种寄生虫。从死刺猬身上去除的体内寄生虫有：……、……、……和……。根据数量，在活的研究动物身上发现的体外寄生虫有……和……。本研究结果将有助于我们了解伊朗刺猬感染的寄生虫。这些结果还表明，宠物主人，尤其是那些饲养刺猬的人，应该意识到这些动物可能带来的危害。
