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Original Research
8.
Incidence of dermatophytosis in canine cases
presented at Apollo Veterinary College, Rajashtan,
India -
Rakhi Gangil, Pankaj Dutta, Ruchi Tripathi, Rajesh
Singathia, Ratan Lal Lakhotia
Vet World. 2012; 5(11): 682-684
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2012.
682-684
Abstract
Aim:
Ring worm are fungal infection relevant to animal
and human health. The study was aimed to assess the
frequency of dermatophytes infection of the skin of
dogs in and around the Jaipur city.
Materials and
Methods: One twenty canine samples were obtained
during three years (2008-2011) from dogs suffering
from different dermatological disorders and were
invitro processed for dermatophytes detection at the
Department of Microbiology, Apollo College of
veterinary medicine Agra Road, Jaipur.
Result:
Out of these, eighty nine samples were positive
respectively for Microsporum gypseum 55.83%,
Trichophyton mentagrophytes 18.3% and other fungal
isolate Alternaria spp. sporadic in 15 samples
(0.12%). Retrospective studies of dermatophytosis
due to Microsporum and Trichophyton were performed
with the sole consideration of public health
consequence of the canine ringworm.
Conclusion:
In the present study samples were found positive
for Microsporum gypseum 55.83%, Trichophyton
mentagrophytes 18.3% and other fungal isolate
Alternaria spp. Considering the veterinary and
public health importance of canine ringworm it would
be necessary to assess the prevalence of the
dermatophytosis in Rajasthan.
Keywords:
dermatophytosis, dog, Microsporum gypseum,
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
