Tag: african pygmy hedgehog

  • Report of a case of Acariasis in an African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) in Maracay, Venezuela

    Report of a case of Acariasis in an African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) in Maracay, Venezuela

    Authors: Mariely Sanoja-Rondón, Diego Augusto Dacak-Aguilera, Sergio Emiro Rivera-Pirela, Mónica Hitomi Lucero-Suzuki, Felipe Rosa Cunha, Renzo Andrés Venturo-Barriga, Jorge Guzmán-Rodríguez, Andrés Renato Ordoñez. Keywords: african pygmy hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris, caparinia tripilis, ivermectin, acariasis, fipronil. Link to article   Abstract: The African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) is an insectivorous mammal of nocturnal habits considered within the…