Alarm v Eggenfeldenu: Virus Borna ohrožuje populaci hedgehogů!

Alarm v Eggenfeldenu: Virus Borna ohrožuje populaci hedgehogů!

In an alarming development, several hedgehogs were infected in a hedgehog station in Eggenfelden with the dangerous Borna virus. Od července 2024 byly po nalezení jejich smrti posílány čtyři nemocná zvířata, která byla poslána do Bavorska pro zdraví zvířat. There, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute confirmed the suspicion of the virus, which leads to severe symptoms of illness in hinges. Zvířata vykazují známky neschopnosti pohybovat se, ztrátou chuti k jídlu a silné škubání svalů. Healing is currently not possible.

In order to prevent the virus from spreading, the team introduced strict hygiene measures under the direction of Margot Niedl. This includes wearing disposable gloves when contacting the animals and regular disinfections of the boxes. V případě příznaků se ježek okamžitě přijde do karantény. While infections with the Borna virus are extremely rare in humans, they can be life-threatening. The main transmitters of the virus have so far been Feldspitz mice that are considered the source of infection. Další informace o tomto znepokojivém incidentu lze nalézt