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Eco-Virological Preliminary Study of Potentially Emerging Pathogens in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Recovered at a Wildlife Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Northern Italy.
Delogu, Mauro; Cotti, Claudia; Lelli, Davide; Sozzi, Enrica; Trogu, Tiziana; Lavazza, Antonio; Garuti, Giacomo; Castrucci, Maria Rita; Vaccari, Gabriele; De Marco, Maria Alessandra; Moreno, Ana.
  • Delogu M; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 50 Via Tolara di Sopra, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy.
  • Cotti C; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 50 Via Tolara di Sopra, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy.
  • Lelli D; Virology Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 7/9 Via Bianchi, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
  • Sozzi E; Virology Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 7/9 Via Bianchi, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
  • Trogu T; Virology Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 7/9 Via Bianchi, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
  • Lavazza A; Virology Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 7/9 Via Bianchi, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
  • Garuti G; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 50 Via Tolara di Sopra, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy.
  • Castrucci MR; Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 299 Viale Regina Elena, 00161 Rome, Italy.
  • Vaccari G; Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 299 Viale Regina Elena, 00161 Rome, Italy.
  • De Marco MA; Wildlife Service, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), 9 Via Ca' Fornacetta, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy.
  • Moreno A; Virology Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 7/9 Via Bianchi, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
Animals (Basel) ; 10(3)2020 Mar 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-12341
ABSTRACT
The Western European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is one of the four hedgehog species belonging to the genus Erinaceus. Among them, E. amurensis is extant in East Asia's areas only, whereas E. europaeus, E. roumanicus and E. concolor are mainly found in Europe. E. europaeus is endemically distributed from western to central and southern Europe, including Italy. Western European hedgehogs' ecological and feeding habits, along with their high population densities, notable synanthropic attitudes, frequent contacts with sympatric wild and domestic species, including humans, implicate the possible involvement of E. europaeus in the ecology of potentially emerging viruses, such as coronaviruses, influenza A and influenza D viruses, canine distemper virus, pestiviruses and Aujeszky's disease virus. We examined 24 E. europaeus individuals found injured in urban and rural areas of Northern Italy. Of the 24 fecal samples collected and tested for the above-mentioned pathogens by both PCR-based and virus isolation methods, 14 were found PCR-positive for betacoronaviruses belonging to lineage C and related to the known Erinaceus coronaviruses (EriCoVs), as determined by partial sequencing of the virus genome. Our findings suggest that hedgehogs could be considered natural reservoirs of CoVs, and also act as chronic shedding carriers of these potentially emerging RNA viruses.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ani10030407