An outbreak of dermatophytosis in camels (Camelus dromedaríus) at Qassim Region, Central of Saudi Arabia

This study was carried out at Qassim Region, Central of Saudi Arabia, to study dermatophytosis in a private farm of dromedary camels. The prevalence of dermatophytosis in camels was 11.5% and significantly differed among different age groups (p ≤ .0001 and odds ratio = 14.61), with higher prevalence among camels younger than three years (22.10%). Clinical signs of ringworm recorded in this study were non-pruriginous dry circumscribed discrete, crusty hairless lesion distributed over the head, neck, shoulder, limbs and flanks. Mycological examination revealed Trichophyton verrucosum from the clinically diseased camels (n = 23). Significant improvement in the terms of rapid recovery was recorded in camels receiving topical application of 10% iodine ointment for three weeks in addition to intramuscular injection of vitamin A (400,000 IU/animal) on alternate days for three times and mineral mixture supplementation as dietary additives for three weeks compared to the group that was treated using iodine ointmen...