Skip to main content
. 2023 Feb 7;12(2):268. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12020268

Table 1.

Hedgehogs’ zoonotic disease prevalence, categorized based on sampled urban locations.

Agent p (%) 1 n City/Local Country Ref
Bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. 10% 41 Hamburg Germany [19]
Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. 11% 19 Berlin Germany [19]
Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. 13% 24 Munich Germany [19]
Salmonella spp. 57% 37 Joensuu Finland [33]
Salmonella spp. 10% 90 Flevoland, Gelderland, Noord-Holland, Utrecht, and Zuid-Holland The Netherlands [34]
Pasteurella multocida 8% 37 Joensuu Finland [33]
Corynebacterium ulcerans 14% 37 Joensuu Finland [33]
Staphylococcus intermedius 5% 37 Joensuu Finland [33]
Campylobacter spp. 1% 90 Flevoland, Gelderland, Noord-Holland, Utrecht, and Zuid-Holland The Netherlands [34]
E. coli (ESC-resistant) 71% 90 Flevoland, Gelderland, Noord-Holland, Utrecht, and Zuid-Holland The Netherlands [34]
Fungi Dermatophytes 55% 182 (not specified—six cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants) Poland [35]
Dermatophytes 17% 77 Berkshire, Cardiganshire, Devon, Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, London, Norfolk, Somerset, Surrey, and Yorkshire UK [36]
Parasites Anaplasma phagocytophilum 96% 112 Brno, Prague, and České Budějovice Czech Republic [37]
Toxoplasma gondii 19% 26 Brno, Prague, and České Budějovice Czech Republic [38]
Fleas 89% 56 Ulm Germany [39]
Ticks 88% 56 Ulm Germany [39]
Giardia spp. 11% 90 Flevoland, Gelderland, Noord-Holland, Utrecht, and Zuid-Holland The Netherlands [34]
Cryptosporidium spp. 9% 90 Flevoland, Gelderland, Noord-Holland, Utrecht, and Zuid-Holland The Netherlands [34]
Viruses Erinaceus coronaviruses 53% 19 Bologna, Casalecchio, Minerbio, Lugo, Copparo, Imola, and Granarolo Italy [40]

1 Detected prevalence (%).