On the occurrence of Microsporum persicolor in Montreal, Canada

A case of Microsporum persicolor skin infection in a casual employee of a veterinary clinic in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is reported. A survey of 80 wild rodents in the Montreal area resulted in the isolation of M. persicolor from two voles (Clethrionomys gapperi) and one deer mouse (Peromyscus mani...

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Published inMycopathologia (1975) Vol. 64; no. 1; p. 35
Main Authors English, M P, Kapica, L, Maciejewska, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.01.1978
Subjects
Adult
Animals
Animals, Wild
Canada
Dermatomycoses - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Reservoirs
Facial Dermatoses - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Microsporum - isolation & purification
Nose
Rodentia - microbiology
Skin - microbiology
Canada
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Summary:A case of Microsporum persicolor skin infection in a casual employee of a veterinary clinic in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is reported. A survey of 80 wild rodents in the Montreal area resulted in the isolation of M. persicolor from two voles (Clethrionomys gapperi) and one deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus). One of the voles, heavily infested with parasites including ticks, had obvious lesions on the nose. This is the first report of M. persicolor in rodents in North America.
ISSN:0301-486X
DOI:10.1007/BF00443086