title: An outbreak of a mixed infection of Dermatophilus congolensis and Microsporum gypseum in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Although both Dermatophilus congolensis and Microsporum gypseum infections have been reported separately in camels, mixed infection involving both agents has not been reported to date. The authors describe a mixed infection of D. congolensis and M. gypseum in camels reared on a dairy farm in Saudi Arabia. A total of 131 out of 559 camels (23.4%) were affected. Forty-eight camels less than one year of age had discrete, circumscribed, crusty, hairless lesions, found in particular on the neck and forelegs. Eighty-three camels of varying ages had extensive hair matting with crusty, hairless lesions, especially on the flanks. Camel calves and young camels demonstrated a relatively greater amount of skin lesions. D. congolensis and M. gypseum were diagnosed by direct microscopy, isolation and histopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Gitao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Agab
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Khalifalla
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*