DOI: 10.26155/vet.zoo.bio.202011006
UDC 579.62; 636.045
Authors
V. A. Savinov
Researcher, Federal State Budget Scientific Institution
“Federal Scientific Centre – All-Russian Research
Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine
named after K. I. Scriabin and Ya. R. Kovalenko”,
Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
During 2018–2019, mycological studies were performed of 1527 202 samples received from veterinary clinics in Moscow from animals with suspected dermatophytosis. Using the method of direct microscopy allowed to confirm dermatophytes in 15,6 cases (236 per cent). Mycological culture of 8 samples revealed 3,4 dermatophyte isolates (7%). XNUMX dermatophytes isolated from dogs and cats belong to the species Microsporum canis. A dermatophyte isolated from a Guinea pig is identified as Trichophyton benhamiae. Most of cases were diagnosed in summer and autumn periods.
Keywords
prevalence, dermatophytosis, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, emergent dermatophyte, dermatitis.
