Trichophyton mentagrophytes dermatophytosis in wild fox

Trichophyton mentagrophytes dermatophytosis in wild fox

Dermatophytosis caused by a zoophilic varient of Trichophyton mentagrophytes was diagnosed in a litter of eight captured wild red fox (Vulpes fulva). The animals had widespread partial alopecia and scattered crusty foci 2 to 3 cm in diameter on the skin. Treatment with 7 mg/kg/body weight/day of gri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of wildlife diseases 1980-10, Vol.16 (4), p.465-468
Hauptverfasser: Knudtson, WU, Gates, CE, Ruth, GR, Haley, LD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Animals, Wild
Foxes
Griseofulvin - therapeutic use
Male
Skin - microbiology
Tinea - diagnosis
Tinea - drug therapy
Tinea - veterinary
Trichophyton - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:Dermatophytosis caused by a zoophilic varient of Trichophyton mentagrophytes was diagnosed in a litter of eight captured wild red fox (Vulpes fulva). The animals had widespread partial alopecia and scattered crusty foci 2 to 3 cm in diameter on the skin. Treatment with 7 mg/kg/body weight/day of griseofulvin in the feed effectively controlled the infection.
ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-16.4.465