Thankfully, the hedgehog — who has since lovingly been named “Balloon” — is now in recovery after being “popped” three times with a hypodermic needle and syringe at the rescue center.

By swabbing the skin, feet and nasal areas of nearly 300 hedgehogs, a joint international study shows how one strain of MRSA, or a bacteria known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ...

A hedgehog fungal skin infection, Trichophyton erinacei, produces two types of β-lactam antibiotics: Penicillin G and KPN. But the hedgehog’s mecC and blaZ genes neutralize these antibiotics, ...

When researchers examined hundreds of dead hedgehogs from Denmark and other countries in Western Europe, they found MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, living on the skin of the ...

Hedgehog's quills do not shoot out like a porcupine's, but they are sharp enough to pierce your skin. Be especially careful when they are frightened. Problems With Pet Hedgehogs ...