Incidence and seasonal variation of pet dermatophytosis in Moscow region

Abstract

Abstract In the current one-year study 2477 samples from pets clinically suspected for dermatophytosis (1010 from dogs and 1467 from cats) were examined by direct microscopy, conventional mycological culture and DTM culture. Direct microscopy revealed 1,28% positive samples, conventional culture – 8,0% and DTM culture – 27,7% positive samples. The average incidence of dermatophytosis in Moscow region was 14% (9,5% in cats and 4,5% in dogs), most of cases were diagnosed in autumn. DTM culture proved to be the most effective method for diagnosing dermatophytosis in pets.