Incidence of parasites of the African hedgehog ( Atelerix albiventris : Wagner, 1841) and its associated packed cell volume changes

Studies on the incidence of parasites of the African hedgehog ( Atelerix albiventris ) and its associated packed cell volume (PCV) changes were conducted in Maiduguri, North-eastern Nigeria. A total of fifteen (15) Hedgehogs comprising of 7 males and 8 females were examined for ecto and endo-parasites and their PCV evaluated for any association with infection. An incidence of 4(26.7%) was obtained for endoparasites mainly of Capillaria ova, with 3(37.5%) for female and 1(14.3%) for male (p 0.05) was obtained but both values were lower than the normal reference values. Keywords: Incidence, Ticks, Capillaria, Parasites, Packed Cell Volume, Hedgehogs