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Microsporia in Cats
Microsporia in Cats
Microsporia in Cats
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Fig. 1. Skin lesions
A. In human, B. In cat
prevalence of carriage was 21%: eight cats were asymptomatic transient carriers
and one cat was an asymptomatic infected animal presenting discrete Wood'spositive lesions disseminated on the whole body that were visible after sedation
and clipping. The carriage prevalence was higher (157%) in group 2 comprising
134 European cats destroyed in a pound and kept together (7).
The study about epidemiology and clinical features of dermatophytosis in
cats at Louisiana State University (5) emphasised 14.9% dermatophytosis
prevalence. M. canis was the most common species isolated.
Jazic et al. (4) indicate 4% dermatophytosis prevalence in cats.
In an epidemiological inquiry on 24 cats the most frequent dermatophytosis
was microsporia. The roumanian authors (3, 6) indicate M. canis that the most
common species isolated.
Conclusions
These results clearly indicate that cats should be considered as a major
source of pathogenic dermatophytes for humans even when they do not present
clinical signs of dermatophytosis.
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