Detection and Control of Dermatophytosis in Wild European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Admitted to a French Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61388971%3A_____%2F21%3A00541458" target="_blank" >RIV/61388971:_____/21:00541458 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11310/21:10438700
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/2/74" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/2/74</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof7020074" target="_blank" >10.3390/jof7020074</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Detection and Control of Dermatophytosis in Wild European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Admitted to a French Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
Original language description
The rising number of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) admitted every year to wildlife rehabilitation centres might be a source of concern to animal and public health since transmissible diseases, such as dermatophytosis, can be easily disseminated. This study seeks to evaluate the frequency of dermatophyte detection in hedgehogs admitted to a wildlife rehabilitation centre located near Paris, France, and to assess the risk of contamination in the centre in order to adapt prevention measures. A longitudinal cohort study was performed on 412 hedgehogs hosted at the Wildlife Animal Hospital of the Veterinary College of Alfort from January to December 2016. Animals were sampled once a month for fungal culture. Dermatophyte colonies were obtained from 174 out of 686 skin samples (25.4%). Besides Trichophyton erinacei, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Nannizzia gypsea were also found. Dermatophyte detection seemed to be associated with the presence of skin lesions, while more than one-third of T. erinacei-positive animals were asymptomatic carriers. Healing required several months of treatment with topical and systemic azoles, but dermatophytosis did not seem to reduce the probability of release. Daily disinfection procedures and early detection and treatment of infected and asymptomatic carriers succeeded in limiting dermatophyte transmission between hedgehogs and humans.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10606 - Microbiology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/NV17-31269A" target="_blank" >NV17-31269A: Molecular epidemiology and identification improvement of dermatophytes in the Czech Republic</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Fungi
ISSN
2309-608X
e-ISSN
2309-608X
Volume of the periodical
7
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
74
UT code for WoS article
000622644800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85100120325