@article{fdi:010088181,
  title = {{M}icroorganisms associated with hedgehog arthropods},
  author = {{B}enkacimi, {L}. and {D}iarra, {A}dama {Z}an and {B}ompar, {J}. {M}. and {B}erenger, {J}. {M}. and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}edgehogs are small synanthropic mammals that live in rural areas as well as in urban and suburban areas. {T}hey can be reservoirs of several microorganisms, including certain pathogenic agents that cause human and animal public health issues. {H}edgehogs are often parasitized by blood-sucking arthropods, mainly hard ticks and fleas, which in turn can also carry various vector-born microorganisms of zoonotic importance. {M}any biotic factors, such as urbanization and agricultural mechanization, have resulted in the destruction of the hedgehog's natural habitats, leading these animals to take refuge near human dwellings, seeking food and shelter in parks and gardens and exposing humans to zoonotic agents that can be transmitted either directly by them or indirectly by their ectoparasites. {I}n this review, we focus on the microorganisms detected in arthropods sampled from hedgehogs worldwide. {S}everal microorganisms have been reported in ticks collected from these animals, including various {B}orrelia spp., {A}naplasma spp., {E}hrlichia spp., and {R}ickettsia spp. species as well as {C}oxiella burnetii and {L}eptospira spp. {A}s for fleas, {C}. burnetii, {R}ickettsia spp., {W}olbachia spp., {M}ycobacterium spp. and various {B}artonella species have been reported. {T}he detection of these microorganisms in arthropods does not necessarily mean that they can be transmitted to humans and animals. {W}hile the vector capacity and competence of fleas and ticks for some of these microorganisms has been proven, in other cases the microorganisms may have simply been ingested with blood taken from an infected host. {F}urther investigations are needed to clarify this issue. {A}s hedgehogs are protected animals, handling them is highly regulated, making it difficult to conduct epidemiological studies on them. {T}heir ectoparasites represent a very interesting source of information on microorganisms circulating in populations of these animals, especially vector-born ones.},
  keywords = {{H}edgehogs ; {T}icks ; {F}leas ; {M}icroorganisms ; {Z}oonoses},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {16},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {211 [13 ]},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13071-023-05764-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088181},
}