Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dermatophytes in stray cats with and without clinical lesions from different colonies in rural and urban areas of Milan and surroundings in northern Italy. Stray cats (273) were caught during a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program conducted in di...
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| author | Daniela Proverbio Roberta Perego Eva Spada Giada Bagnagatti de Giorgi Alessandra Della Pepa Elisabetta Ferro |
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| description | The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dermatophytes in stray cats with and without clinical lesions from different colonies in rural and urban areas of Milan and surroundings in northern Italy. Stray cats (273) were caught during a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program conducted in different colonies of northern Italy in both rural and urban areas. Each cat was examined in dark environment with a Wood’s lamp prior to sample collection. Hair or scales exhibiting typical fluorescence were removed with a pair of sterile hemostats and cultured. The hair of all cats was then sampled by Mackenzie modified brush technique regardless of the presence or absence of skin lesions attributable to dermatophytosis. All the hair samples were subjected to fungal culture. 15 cats were positive (5.5%). Microsporum canis was the most common dermatophyte isolated (13/15). The only other isolated dermatophyte was Trichophyton mentagrophytes (2/15). Our estimated prevalence of dermatophytes in stray cats was much lower than other Italian studies on the same population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f325b8899ce48ffaea6bb3d7147a6aa2025-02-03T01:21:25ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine International2090-81132042-00482014-01-01201410.1155/2014/565470565470Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern ItalyDaniela Proverbio0Roberta Perego1Eva Spada2Giada Bagnagatti de Giorgi3Alessandra Della Pepa4Elisabetta Ferro5Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, ItalyThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dermatophytes in stray cats with and without clinical lesions from different colonies in rural and urban areas of Milan and surroundings in northern Italy. Stray cats (273) were caught during a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program conducted in different colonies of northern Italy in both rural and urban areas. Each cat was examined in dark environment with a Wood’s lamp prior to sample collection. Hair or scales exhibiting typical fluorescence were removed with a pair of sterile hemostats and cultured. The hair of all cats was then sampled by Mackenzie modified brush technique regardless of the presence or absence of skin lesions attributable to dermatophytosis. All the hair samples were subjected to fungal culture. 15 cats were positive (5.5%). Microsporum canis was the most common dermatophyte isolated (13/15). The only other isolated dermatophyte was Trichophyton mentagrophytes (2/15). Our estimated prevalence of dermatophytes in stray cats was much lower than other Italian studies on the same population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/565470 |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Proverbio Roberta Perego Eva Spada Giada Bagnagatti de Giorgi Alessandra Della Pepa Elisabetta Ferro Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy Veterinary Medicine International |
| title | Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy |
| title_full | Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy |
| title_fullStr | Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy |
| title_short | Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy |
| title_sort | survey of dermatophytes in stray cats with and without skin lesions in northern italy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/565470 |
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