Dermatomycosis in Goats in India

Abstract

Summary: In an extensive survey involving 2176 goats 1.56% of goats manifested clinical lesions of ringworm infection. Animals below the age of 6 months were affected most (4.20%). The incidence of infection was higher during the winter months. T. verrucosum, T. mentagrophytes and M. gypseum were isolated from the skin scrapings of 12, 4, and 2 goats respectively. It is suggested that the infected animals could be a source of disease to human population in which the zoophilic dermatophyte invasion is characterized by severe inflammatory lesions of the skin. The zoonotic importance of different dermatophytes is stressed. Zusammenfassung: In einer ausgedehnten Untersuchung an 2176 Ziegen wurden bei 1,56% klinische Zeichen einer Hautmykose festgestellt. Tiere, die jühger als 6 Monate alt waren, zeigten mit 4,20% am häfigsten Krankheitssymptome. In den Wintermonaten war die Erkrankungshäufigkeit am gröBten. T. vermcosum, T. mentagrophytes and M. gypseum wurden jeweils von 12,4 bzw. 2 Ziegen isoliert. Die inflzierten Tiere köinnen eine Infektionsquelle für die menschliche Bevölkerung darstellen und dort Mykosen mit stark entzündlichen Veränderungen auslösen. Die Bedeutung verschiedener Dermatophyten als Erreger von Zoonosen wird hervorgehoben.

Dermatomycoses in Animals in the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East, Kenya and Brazil

“…e maximum number of animals sampled-532 and found positive for infection-214 was in a single report from seven states of Nigeria [38] A publication from Belgium [39] reported a clinical cure for 96.8% of the cats and 93.5% of the dogs with a 20-day daily dose (10 mg. kg/body weight) of oral ketoconazole; new hair growth was observed in 96.7% of the cats and 80.9% of the dogs. One report from India mentioned treatment of dermatophytic lesions with tincture iodine and miconazole in goat and its handler [20] and another one from Pakistan reported treatment of pet cats with oral griseofulvin, ketoconazole, and terbinafine. [33] e cost of medication for the treatment of herds of animals with antifungal drugs is very prohibitive.…”

“…[41] It is encouraging to observe that in one study from South India, the reverse transmission of the anthropophilic dermatophyte and Trichophyton rubrum from owners of dogs. [41] Another study reported infection of a herd of camels with the anthropophilic dermatophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum in Bikaner (Rajasthan); [20] infection in the camels might have been possible acquired from attendants handling the camels. A noteworthy report is the infection of sheep with a primarily geophilic dermatophyte, M. nanum.…”

Prevalence of Dermatomycosis in Sheep in Northern India/Vorkommen von Dermatomykosen bei Schafen in Nordindien

“…A total of 1232 sheep were examined clinically in urban and rural areas ofPunjab (India) and laboratory examination of the skin scrapings was done as per Beneke (1966). Hair and skin scrapings were examined under a 10% KOH mount, inoculated into tubes of Sabouraud's dextrose agar and the dermatophytes were identified as described earlier (Thakur et al 1982).…”