Comprehensive Surveillance of Virus Infection among Captive African Pygmy Hedgehogs in Japan

African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) are popular exotic pets in Japan, and their breeding numbers have recently increased. Although various diseases have been reported in hedgehogs, including skin, respiratory, neurological, and neoplastic diseases, most of the causes remain unidentified....

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Published inViruses Vol. 14; no. 5; p. 857
Main Authors Koizumi, Iori, Tsukada, Hina, Hayasaka, Daisuke, Shimoda, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 21.04.2022
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Subjects
adenovirus
Adenoviruses
African pygmy hedgehog
African pygmy hedgehog; adenovirus; herpesvirus
Animals
Annealing
Atelerix albiventris
Coronaviruses
DNA polymerase
Epidemiology
Erinaceidae
Hedgehogs
Herpes viruses
herpesvirus
Humans
Infections
Japan
Microbiology
Neoplasms
Oral diseases
Pathogenicity
Pets
Pneumonia
Polymerase chain reaction
QR1-502
RNA polymerase
Skin
Skin diseases
Software
Viral infections
Virus Diseases
Viruses
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Japan
Germany
African pygmy hedgehog
herpesvirus
adenovirus
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Summary:African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) are popular exotic pets in Japan, and their breeding numbers have recently increased. Although various diseases have been reported in hedgehogs, including skin, respiratory, neurological, and neoplastic diseases, most of the causes remain unidentified. In this study, we investigated herpesvirus, adenovirus, and coronavirus infections among 150 African pygmy hedgehogs in Japan and evaluated the correlations between virus infection and diseases. A novel herpesvirus named Atelerix albiventris herpesvirus 1 (AAHeV), and African pygmy hedgehog adenovirus 1 (AhAdV-1) were detected in 14 and 3 oral swab samples, respectively. AAHeV infection may be related to neurological clinical signs. Interestingly, no hedgehog with a neoplastic disorder tested positive for AAHeV. Further research is required to determine the pathogenicity and prevalence of the detected viruses.
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Iori Koizumi and Hina Tsukada contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:1999-4915
1999-4915
DOI:10.3390/v14050857