This little hedgehog, named Huffington by @SimoneChalkley because of the noises it made, was out in the day all by its lonesome. We gave it cat biscuits and water, then Simone took it to Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital and they found it has lungworm and it will be rehabilitated.
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While many people know that rat #lungworm #disease can be spread to humans by slugs and snails, new research shows those creatures are not the only ones that have been transmitting the illness.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2022/08/bio08302201.html
Rat lungworm transmitted by many more species than slugs, snails

Rat lungworm has a complex life cycle that involves slugs and snails