Epidemiological aspects of dermatophyte infections in horses and cattle.
Abstract: Ringworm infections in the principal domestic animals are a major public and veterinary health problem. The aetiology, epidemiology and symptomatology of these mycoses are quite heterogeneous and complex. In this context, the AA carried out an epidemiological study to investigate the prevalence of dermatophytes in two different animal species, horses (n = 200) belonging to 10 private stables and cattle (n = 1900) belonging to farms with different breeding purposes and management. With regard to horses the results showed a positive level of 9% and Trichophyton equinum was the major organism isolated. The results concerning the cattle showed positive values that varied both in relation to the type of animals and their management as well as to the productive objectives: 19% in intensive beef breeding, 4.5% in intensive dairy farms (the aetiologic agent isolated in both types of farms was Trichophyton verrucosum) and 8% in traditional-type farms (the species of fungi isolated were T. verrucosum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes). The results are discussed both in clinical and in hygiene and management terms.
Publication Date: 1998-06-26 PubMed ID: 9640100DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00784.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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The research investigated the prevalence of ringworm infection in two domestic animals, horses and cattle, revealing varying infection rates and the presence of different fungal species causing these infections.
Overview of the Study
- The researchers conducted an epidemiological study to identify the prevalence (degree of widespread) of dermatophytes, a type of fungi that causes ringworm infections, in horses and cattle.
- 200 horses from 10 private stables and 1900 cattle from farms with diverse breeding purposes and management were included in the study.
Findings in Horses
- The results revealed a 9% positivity rate for ringworm infections in horses.
- The main causative organism isolated from the horses was Trichophyton equinum, a species of dermatophytes.
Findings in Cattle
- The prevalence of ringworm infections in cattle showed variation according to the type of animals, their management, and productive objectives.
- The detected infection rates were 19% in intensive beef breeding farms, 4.5% in intensive dairy farms, with Trichophyton verrucosum identified as the causative organism in both types of farms.
- In traditional-type farms, an 8% positivity rate was found, with the identified fungi species being both T. verrucosum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes.
Significance of the Findings
- The results of the study are significant both in terms of clinical management of the animals and in ensuring hygiene in the animal rearing environments, given the zoonotic potential (ability to be transmitted from animals to humans) of ringworm infections.
Implications for Public and Veterinary Health
- Considering the importance of horses and cattle in economics and food industry, the research underscores the urgent need for effective public and veterinarian health measures to control these infections.
- The varying infection rates and different causative organisms present a complex scenario necessitating a species-specific and area-specific approach to infection control.
Cite This Article
APA
Moretti A, Boncio L, Pasquali P, Fioretti DP.
(1998).
Epidemiological aspects of dermatophyte infections in horses and cattle.
Zentralbl Veterinarmed B, 45(4), 205-208.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00784.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases / epidemiology
- Dermatomycoses / epidemiology
- Dermatomycoses / veterinary
- Horse Diseases / epidemiology
- Horses
- Italy / epidemiology
- Prevalence
- Skin / microbiology
- Tinea / epidemiology
- Tinea / veterinary
- Trichophyton / isolation & purification
Citations
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