Disseminated Cooccidiomycosis in Dogs in Cauvery Delta Region of Tamilnadu: A Zoonotic Concern
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2018
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Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis a zoonotic fungal infection caused by the dimorphic fungus
Coccidioides immitis acquiring from environment through the risk of exposure to
infectious arthrospores with subclinical or clinical which is affecting the dogs reared in
house with less exposure to sun. The present report describes the disseminated form of
coccidiomycosis in Labrador dogs which affected the cutaneous, osseous, cardiac, ocular,
nervous system, or other organ with variable clinical symptoms and so far not recorded in
this Cauvery Delta region of Tamilnadu. The diagnosis was established by fungal culture
and identification by microscopy and clinical assessment. The microscopic demonstration
of dysjunctors of arthrospores arrangement and the fungal isolation along with
histopathological examination proved to be a useful tool in presumptive diagnosis of
Coccidiomycosis in Labrador Dogs.
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TNV_IJCMAS_2018_7(8)61-64
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Veterinary Science