| zoonoses and other findings in hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus): a survey of mortality and review of the literature. | a survey of mortality in hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus) was carried out between july 1976 and november 1986. most were from norfolk. of the 74 examined, 35 (47.3 per cent) were road casualties, one of which yielded salmonella typhimurium phage type (pt) 104. of the remaining 39, 13 (33.3 per cent) had salmonellosis due to s enteritidis pt 11. this organism, which appears to be common and widespread in hedgehogs in england was found in 10 separate incidents. the only other zoonosis was ringworm ... | 1991 | 2035215 |
| the hedgehog mange mite, caparinia tripilis, in new zealand. | | 1974 | 4549591 |
| an isolate of arthroderma benhamiae with trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei anamorph isolated from a four-toed hedgehog (atelerix albiventris) in japan. | a female four-toed hedgehog probably imported from africa and kept as a pet by a family suffered from depilation and mite (caparinia tripilis) infection. depilated quills were inoculated on a commercially available medium and an isolate of the dermatophytes was obtained. a giant colony after 14 days incubation on yeast extract sabourauds agar had a central umbo with white granular surface and a yellow pigment ring in the reverse. the hedgehog isolate produced numerous elongated microconidia sing ... | 2002 | 12402026 |