Occurrence of dermatomycoses in farm animals in East Slovakia
2012
Link, R., University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | Novotný, J. | Reichel, P. | Szekeresová, A. | Čonková, E. | Linková, M.
The aim of our study was to monitor the occurrence of dermatomycoses in farm animals in the Košice region in East Slovakia. We collected samples of hair and skin from 193 patients, which suffered from dermatitis. The samples originated from farms near Košice and the majority of them were from cattle (n = 107), but there were alsosamples from sheep (n = 45) and pigs (n = 41). Our monitoring lasted one year. Of 43 calves suspected of dermatophytosis the infection was proven in ten calves (23.3 %). The causative agent was Trichophyton verrucosum. There were also two positive samples from cows (6.3 %) affected by Trichophyton verrucosum. Microsporum nanum was found in one pig. The examined samples contained also saprophytic micromycetes of Penicillium sp., Mucor sp., Rhizopus sp., Alternaria alternata, Absidia sp., Candida sp., Cladosporium sp. and Aspergillus sp., from all animal species in the study. The most frequent occurrence from all samples was recorded for Aspergillus sp. (21.6%). Saprophytic fungi, e. g. Alternaria sp., Aspergillus sp. Penicillium sp., can also cause conjunctivitis and skin lesions, especially in sick animals.Our results showed that the correct etiological diagnosis of dermatitis should be based on collection of samples for mycological testing.
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