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Among the species relevant to the human health field, either due to their dermatopathological potential or because of their role as vectors of microorganisms responsible for infectious diseases, such as plague or murine typhus, are the human flea, oriental rat flea, closely related cat and dog fleas, and chigoe flea. However, other species can accidentally infest humans. We have herein reported two unusual cases of humans infested and bitten by Archaeopsylla erinacei, the hedgehog flea. This species has been identified using stereomicroscopy, on the base of key characteristics. Furthermore, a brief literature review has revealed that hedgehog fleas could carry human-infectious agents, such as Rickettsia felis Bouyer et al. 2001 (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) or Bartonella henselae Regnery et al.1992 (Rhizobiales: Bartonellaceae). Using molecular biology, we thus tested nine A. erinacei specimens taken from these patients, for several bacteria species commonly associated with hematophagous arthropods, implicated in human pathology. However, all our samples were proven negative. The role of A. erinacei in human epidemiology has never been evaluated to date. This report sought to remind us that these fleas can be accidental parasites in humans. In addition, recent findings pertaining to bacteria of medical interest that are present in these insects should be brought to the fore, given that the question of their role as vectors in human infections remains unanswered and deserves further investigation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/jme\/tjz157","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,9]],"date-time":"2019-10-09T03:18:39Z","timestamp":1570591119000},"page":"318-323","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["The Trick of the Hedgehog: Case Report and Short Review About Archaeopsylla erinacei (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in Human Health"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"57","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0975-1949","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Valentin","family":"Greigert","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julie","family":"Brunet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"},{"name":"Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie M\u00e9dicales, H\u00f4pitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Basma","family":"Ouarti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aix Marseille Universit\u00e9, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France"},{"name":"IHU-M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Infection, Marseille, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maureen","family":"Laroche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aix Marseille Universit\u00e9, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France"},{"name":"IHU-M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Infection, Marseille, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexander W","family":"Pfaff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"},{"name":"Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie M\u00e9dicales, H\u00f4pitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicolas","family":"Henon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jean-Philippe","family":"Lemoine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"},{"name":"Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie, CHU d\u2019Angers, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bruno","family":"Mathieu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philippe","family":"Parola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aix Marseille Universit\u00e9, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France"},{"name":"IHU-M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Infection, Marseille, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ermanno","family":"Candolfi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"},{"name":"Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie M\u00e9dicales, H\u00f4pitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Abou-Bacar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"},{"name":"Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie M\u00e9dicales, H\u00f4pitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"2020010907382676500_CIT0001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"34","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cimid.2016.11.008","article-title":"Molecular evidence of tick-borne hemoprotozoan-parasites (Theileria ovis and Babesia ovis) and bacteria in ticks and blood from small ruminants in Northern Algeria","volume":"50","author":"Aouadi","year":"2017","journal-title":"Comp. 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