Identification of nail fungi in healthy cats of Santa Catarina with interest in public health

Authors

  • Sandra Marques Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Ana Letícia Stahling Biomédicas, Técnicas em laboratório, Lages, SC, Brasil.
  • Suyane Scopel Biomédicas, Técnicas em laboratório, Lages, SC, Brasil.
  • Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques Dra. Médica Veterinária, Departamento de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
  • Rosiléia Marinho de Quadros Prof. Dra. do Curso de Biomedicina – UNIPLAC, profa. Médica Veterinária da UDESC, Lages, SC.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n01a244.1-5

Keywords:

Healthy cats, saprophyte fungi, nail samples

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate mycological profile in public health of fungi species and their pathogenicity in nails of 190 cats from two cities of Santa Catarina in 2016. Nails of front paws were collected, processed for direct examination and the culture was maintained at temperature of 27° C for 15 days. The prevalence of fungi was 83.16% with identification of the genus Penicillium sp., Aspergillus sp., Fusarium sp., Acremonium sp., Scopulariopsis sp., Curvularia sp., hyalohiphomycetes, Phohoifycetes and Candida albicans. This is the first record of fungi of medical interest in felines in Santa Catarina. Caution is recommended in handling felines to avoid perforating trauma and risk of infection, especially veterinarians and their staff in veterinary hospital, clinics and shelters.

Published

2019-01-19

Issue

Section

Saúde pública

How to Cite

Identification of nail fungi in healthy cats of Santa Catarina with interest in public health. (2019). Pubvet, 13(01). https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n01a244.1-5