Prevalence of Non-dermatophytic Fungi in affected Skin of Dogs and Cats | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||||
| Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 26 January 2025 PDF (873.7 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.327908.2424 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Mohamed Taha; Hussein Aboser  ; Hend Saeed Nada
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| Mycology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The global trend of keeping pets in households is on the rise, especially in Egypt. This study aimed to ascertain the incidence of saprophytic molds and yeasts in dogs and cats in Egypt. Hence, a grand total of 100 samples, comprising 50 from dogs and 50 from cats, exhibiting skin abnormalities such as alopecia and desquamation, were thoroughly studied from March 2021 to February 2023. Through direct microscopic examination, it was found that 35 out of the 100 samples analyzed showed evidence of fungal infection. The prevalence rate of fungal infection in cats was 20 out of 50 cases examined at 40%. While the prevalence rate in dogs was 27 out of 50 cases examined at 54%. While using PCR analysis revealed prevalence rates of 16%, and 14% from cats and dogs, respectively. The direct microscopic examination revealed detection fungal elements of dermatophytes at 16.66% and 28.57% from hair and skin samples in cats. The rates were 20% from both hair and skin samples in dogs. However, the isolation rates of non-dermatophytes were 33.33% and 71.42% from hair and skin samples in cats. Such rates were 40% from both hair and skin samples in dogs. The non-dermatophytes identified in the present study were Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigates, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium proliferatum, Fusarium solani, Cladosporium liminforme., Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium rubens and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In conclusion, combination of direct microscopic, culture and PCR analysis is highly recommended for accurate diagnosis of fungal infections in cats and dogs especially of non-dermatophyte fungi. . | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Dermatophytes, non-dermatophytes; Dog; cats | ||||
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