An outbreak of a mixed infection of Dermatophilus congolensis and Microsporum gypseum in camels (Camelus dromedaríus) in Saudi Arabia
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1998Author
Gitao, C G
Agab, H
Khalifalla, A J
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Although both Dermatophilus congolensis and Microsporum gypseum infections
have been reported separately in camels, mixed infection involving both agents
has not been reported to date. The authors describe a mixed infection of
D. congolensis and M. gypseum in camels reared on a dairy farm in Saudi Arabia.
A total of 131 out of 559 camels (23.4%) were affected. Forty-eight camels less
than one year of age had discrete, circumscribed, crusty, hairless lesions, found
in particular on the neck and forelegs. Eighty-three camels of varying ages had
extensive hair matting with crusty, hairless lesions, especially on the flanks.
Camel calves and young camels demonstrated a relatively greater amount of skin
lesions. D. congolensis and M. gypseum were diagnosed by direct microscopy,
isolation and histopathology.
Citation
Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz., 1998,17 (3), 749-755Publisher
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi