High infection rate of Trichophyton verrucosum in calves from Central Italy

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Papini, R ^a,b   Nardoni, S ^a   Fanelli, A ^a   Mancianti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Patologia Animale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calves; Italy; Ringworm; Trichophyton verrucosum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; INFECTION RATE; ITALY; MALE; MEAT; MILK PRODUCTION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; ZOONOSES;

BOS; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 59449100794     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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