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

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 14; no. 5; p. 857
• Main Authors: Koizumi, Iori, Tsukada, Hina, Hayasaka, Daisuke, Shimoda, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 21.04.2022; MDPI
• 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

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....