Leptospira ballum isolated from hedgehogs

Brockie, R. E.; Till, Desmond G.

doi:10.1080/00480169.1977.34344

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“…Results confirmed the presence of an L. interrogans gene in 19.5% (8/41) of samples and three genes tested in 7.5% (3/41) of samples [37]. In the study performed by Brockie and Till [9], kidney samples collected from 78 hedgehogs living near dairy cattle farms were subjected to microbiological analyses, and Leptospira ballum was isolated from 5/78 (6%) of the kidney samples.…”

Section: Leptospira Sppmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…Anaplasma phagocytophilum [3,22,33] Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato [3,22,33,34] Borrelia miyamotoi [24] Coxiella burnetii [36] Rickettsia helvetica [3,33] Leptospira interrogans [25,37] Leptospira ballum [9] Leptospira borgpetersenii [25] Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis [26] Mycobacterium bovis [27] Staphylococcus aureus [14] Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) [8,15,29] Salmonella Enteritidis [47] Salmonella Typhimurium [28,38,39] Streptococcus pyogenes [30] TBEV [43,44] SFTSV [42] Candida albicans [32] Trihophyton erinacei [11,28,31,46] Table 2.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Different species of Leptospira spp. were isolated from wild hedgehogs in Europe, Asia, and New Zealand [9,25,37].…”

Section: Leptospira Sppmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Subsequently, a human infection may occur (directly from pathogen-contaminated grass) or indirectly through various mechanical vectors (e.g., dogs and cats) [7,8]. Leptospira ballum [9] Salmonella enterica [7] Salmonella tilene [10] Trichophyton erinacei [11] Corynebacterium sp [12] Mycobacterium marinum [13] Staphylococcus aureus [14] Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) [8,15] Streptococcus dysgalactiae [16] Microsporum spp. [17] Trichophyton erinacei [18,19] Candida albicans [20,21] Anaplasma phagocythophilum [3,22] Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato [3,23] Borrelia miyamotoi [24] Leptospira interrogans [25] Leptospira borgpetersenii [25] Mycobacterium avium subs.…”

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Hedgehogs as a Potential Source of Zoonotic Pathogens—A Review and an Update of Knowledge

Ruszkowski

Hetman

Turlewicz‐Podbielska

et al. 2021

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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.

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confidence: 99%

“…Different species of Leptospira spp. were isolated from wild hedgehogs in Europe, Asia, and New Zealand [9,25,37].…”

Section: Leptospira Sppmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hedgehogs as a Potential Source of Zoonotic Pathogens—A Review and an Update of Knowledge

Ruszkowski

Hetman

Turlewicz‐Podbielska

et al. 2021

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“…In Bangladesh, 13.1% (61/465) of trapped rodents were infected with pathogenic Leptospira (Krijger et al 2019); in Cambodia, the infection rate of Leptospira in rodents was 11.1% (n = 642) (Ivanova et al 2012); in Malaysia, the infection rate in rodents was 11.0% (n = 357) (Benacer et al 2016); in China, it was 56.7% (34/60) in bats (Zhao et al 2019) and 4.4% (3/69) in flying squirrels (Xiao et al 2019). Previously Leptospira has been isolated from hedgehogs in several European countries, including France, Italy, The Netherlands, and Scotland, Israel, and New Zealand (Vander Hoeden 1958, Broom and Coghlan 1960, Babudieri and Farina 1964, Wolff and Bohlander 1965, Brockie and Till 1977, Ayral et al 2016). Our study found that hedgehogs were heavily infected with Leptospira in Central China, which is consistent with previous reports on other animals in China.…”

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Detection ofLeptospira interrogansin Hedgehogs from Central China

Gong

Xiao

et al. 2020

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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Background: Leptospira is the causative agent of leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease of global importance. To have a better understanding on the host species of Leptospira, we investigated the prevalence of Leptospira species in hedgehogs in Central China. Materials and Methods: Hedgehogs were captured in Hubei Province, China in May and October, 2018. Total DNA was extracted from the kidney tissues of hedgehogs for determining the Leptospira species by PCR amplification of the rrs2, secY, and flaB genes with genus-specific primers. Results: PCR amplification indicated that the positive rate of hedgehogs to the rrs2, secY, and flaB genes were 19.5% (8/41), 12.2% (5/41), and 9.8% (4/41), respectively. The homology of the partial sequence of rrs2, secY, and flaB genes were 99.0-100% among the Leptospira strains from hedgehogs. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Leptospira species detected in this study clustered together with Leptospira interrogans. Conclusions: We detected L. interrogans from hedgehogs in Central China, suggesting hedgehogs are the hosts of L. interrogans.

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Prevalence ofLeptospiraspp. in wild brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) on UK farms

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SUMMARYWild brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) are frequently implicated in the carriage and spread ofLeptospira spp. Wild brown rats (n = 259) were trapped from 11 UK farms and tested for Leptospira spp. using a number of diagnostic tests. The prevalence of leptospiral infection was low, but there was variation in the results obtained with the different diagnostic tests. Estimates of prevalence ranged between 0% by silver-staining of tissues, 1 % by the microscopic agglutination test, 4 % by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, 4 % by culture, and 8 % by fluorescent antibody technique. In total, 37 (14%) rats were positive by at least one of the tests, which contrasts with the frequently reported prevalences of 50-70% for wild rats in the UK. Serovar bratislava was as prevalent as icterohaemorrhagiae, although it was present only on farms with larger rat populations.

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Leptospira ballum isolated from hedgehogs

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Hedgehogs as a Potential Source of Zoonotic Pathogens—A Review and an Update of Knowledge

Hedgehogs as a Potential Source of Zoonotic Pathogens—A Review and an Update of Knowledge

Detection ofLeptospira interrogansin Hedgehogs from Central China

Prevalence ofLeptospiraspp. in wild brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) on UK farms

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