Ruszkowski Jakub J, Hetman Mateusz, Turlewicz-Podbielska Hanna, Pomorska-Mól Małgorzata
Department of Animal Anatomy, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625 Poznań, Poland.
University Centre for Veterinary Medicine, Szydłowska 43, 60-656 Poznan, Poland.
Animals (Basel). 2021 Jun 11;11(6):1754. doi: 10.3390/ani11061754.
Hedgehogs are small insectivorous mammals common across Europe, Asia, and Africa. The increased encroachment of humans into hedgehog habitats has disrupted the human-animal-environment interface. With growing interest in the zoonotic diseases of wildlife species, more studies have been devoted to this subject in the last few years. These papers provide information about known and new emerging diseases. Here we review the current knowledge regarding bacterial, viral, protozoic, and mycotic pathogens with zoonotic potential and assess the importance of hedgehogs as their carriers. Both wild and pet hedgehogs were included in the review. Data from several countries and various hedgehog species were included. The study shows the importance of hedgehogs as carriers of zoonotic diseases and reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens in varied habitats.
刺猬是一种小型食虫哺乳动物，在欧洲、亚洲和非洲都很常见。人类对刺猬栖息地的侵占日益增加，扰乱了人类-动物-环境界面。随着人们对野生动物物种人畜共患疾病的兴趣日益浓厚，在过去几年里，更多的研究致力于这一主题。这些论文提供了有关已知和新出现疾病的信息。在这里，我们回顾了关于具有人畜共患潜力的细菌、病毒、原生动物和真菌病原体的现有知识，并评估了刺猬作为这些病原体携带者的重要性。本次综述纳入了野生刺猬和宠物刺猬。研究涵盖了来自多个国家和不同刺猬物种的数据。该研究表明，刺猬作为人畜共患疾病的携带者和人畜共患病原体在不同栖息地的宿主具有重要意义。
