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Inter- and Intra-Species Variation and Genetic Diversity of Flea Ectoparasites in Hedgehogs (Mammalia, Erinaceidae) Collected in Northern Algeria.

Ourida Chebbah, Karim Souttou, Karim Ouachek, Mohamed Lounis, Sophie Brun, Arezki Izri, Mohammad Akhoundi

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Ourida ChebbahLaboratory for Exploration and Valorisation of Steppe Ecosystems, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Djelfa, P.O. Box 3117, Djelfa 17000, Algeria.
Karim SouttouLaboratory for Exploration and Valorisation of Steppe Ecosystems, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Djelfa, P.O. Box 3117, Djelfa 17000, Algeria.
Karim OuachekLaboratory for Exploration and Valorisation of Steppe Ecosystems, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Djelfa, P.O. Box 3117, Djelfa 17000, Algeria.
Mohamed LounisLaboratory for Exploration and Valorisation of Steppe Ecosystems, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Djelfa, P.O. Box 3117, Djelfa 17000, Algeria.ORCID 0000-0003-0421-2919
Sophie BrunParasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Bobigny, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, 93430 Villetaneuse, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6392-5225
Arezki IzriParasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Bobigny, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, 93430 Villetaneuse, France.
Mohammad AkhoundiParasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Bobigny, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, 93430 Villetaneuse, France.

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Abstract

Hedgehogs are small omnivorous mammals prevalent across Europe, Asia, and Africa. The expanding intrusion of humans into hedgehog habitats and rising popularity of keeping exotic animals like hedgehogs as pets have disrupted the delicate balance of the human-animal-environment interface. Despite their ecological importance, hedgehog-borne flea species have received limited research attention, with most studies focusing on their vectorial role, and except one report, nothing on the species composition and genetic diversity of hedgehog flea specimens. An inventory and phylogenetic investigation, conducted for the first time in Algeria as well as in North Africa, allowed for collecting 45 hedgehogs (15 males and 30 females) and 303 fleas, and analyzing them through morphological and molecular approaches. The hedgehog specimens were subjected to macro- and microscopic examinations based on diagnostic morphological criteria and morphometric measurements, resulting in their identification as

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AlgeriaArchaeopsylla erinaceiAtelerix algirusCtenocephalides felisgenetic diversityhedgehog

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