Prevalencia de dermatofitosis felina diagnosticados en los predios de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Dermatophytoses are an infections caused by fungi dermatophytes of different genders, which affect the keratinized tissues of the skin, hair and nails of animals. The present study was perfomed at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, with the objective of determining the prevalence of Dermatophytosis in felines. 75 samples of cat hair were collected which was made by means of trichogram diagnosis. To can observe the samples, used reagent at 10 %, and by means of an optical microscope with a lens of 40x, and by means of an optical microscope with a 40 x lens. The prevalence of Dermatophytes was 4 positive cases to this disease with 5.33 %. Those affected by sex were 2 males (2.67 %) and 2 females (2.67 %). It is recommended to have greater control in the infection of this disease, because it can affect the skin in humans.