European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) as a natural reservoir of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying mecC in Denmark.
Sophie Lund RasmussenJesper LarsenRien E van WijkOwen R JonesThomas Bjørneboe BergØystein AngenAnders Rhod LarsenPublished in: PloS one (2019)
This nationwide study confirms a high occurrence of mecC-MRSA in hedgehogs, which could serve as a natural reservoir for this specific type of MRSA. Furthermore, our study did not find signs of zoonotic transmission of mecC-MRSA to hedgehog rehabilitators.