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There have been no published surveys on the prevalence of such mites in pet African pygmy hedgehogs in Italy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To evaluate the prevalence and clinical signs of <jats:italic>C.\u00a0tripilis<\/jats:italic> infestation in African pygmy hedgehogs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title><jats:p>Clinical records of hedgehogs examined between December 2017 and December 2020 were searched retrospectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods and materials<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of <jats:italic>C.\u00a0tripilis<\/jats:italic> infestation was evaluated and exposure variables were assessed using stepwise conditional logistic regression and odds ratios (OR) were calculated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence of <jats:italic>C.\u00a0tripilis<\/jats:italic> was 39.5% (81 of 205) in client\u2010owned and 81.5% (66 of 81) in pet shop\u2010housed affected hedgehogs. Fifty\u2010two hedgehogs (64.2%) showed clinical signs of pruritus, scales, erythema, spine loss, crusting, alopecia and lichenification, while 29 infested hedgehogs (35.8%) were asymptomatic. The head was the most frequently affected area in 30 of 81 (37%) animals. In a multivariable analysis, affected hedgehogs were significantly younger [OR 0.27, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.1\u20130.73; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.0097] and more likely to be from a pet shop (OR 2.1, 95%CI 1\u20134.4; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.04) than unaffected hedgehogs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions and clinical importance<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results of this study indicate a prevalence rate of <jats:italic>C.\u00a0tripilis<\/jats:italic> infestation that is consistent with trends observed in other studies. African pygmy hedgehogs, especially younger animals and those originating from a pet shop, should always be evaluated for <jats:italic>C.\u00a0tripilis<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vde.12991","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,28]],"date-time":"2021-06-28T05:34:05Z","timestamp":1624858445000},"page":"434","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["A clinical retrospective study of <i>Caparinia tripilis<\/i> (Psoroptidae) mite dermatitis in pet African pygmy hedgehogs (<i>Ateletrix albiventris<\/i>) in southern Italy"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"32","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6217-8571","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dario","family":"d\u2019Ovidio","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Private Practitioner Via C. Colombo 118 Arzano NA 80022 Italy"},{"name":"Clinica Veterinaria Malpensa Via G. 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