An outbreak of dermatophytosis in camels (Camelus dromedaríus) at Qassim Region, Central of Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Elhassan M. A. Saeed, Abdulaziz M. Almuzaini, Salama A. Osman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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0301 basic medicine
Vitamin endocrine system Veterinary medicine Dromedary camel General Veterinary business.industry 030106 microbiology Outbreak medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Age groups Trichophyton verrucosum chemistry Medicine Animal Science and Zoology business Intramuscular injection |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Animal Research. 44:126-129 |
| ISSN: | 0974-1844 0971-2119 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09712119.2015.1021806 |
| Popis: | This study was carried out at Qassim Region, Central of Saudi Arabia, to study dermatophytosis in a private farm of dromedary camels. The prevalence of dermatophytosis in camels was 11.5% and significantly differed among different age groups (p ≤ .0001 and odds ratio = 14.61), with higher prevalence among camels younger than three years (22.10%). Clinical signs of ringworm recorded in this study were non-pruriginous dry circumscribed discrete, crusty hairless lesion distributed over the head, neck, shoulder, limbs and flanks. Mycological examination revealed Trichophyton verrucosum from the clinically diseased camels (n = 23). Significant improvement in the terms of rapid recovery was recorded in camels receiving topical application of 10% iodine ointment for three weeks in addition to intramuscular injection of vitamin A (400,000 IU/animal) on alternate days for three times and mineral mixture supplementation as dietary additives for three weeks compared to the group that was treated using iodine ointmen... |
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