Table 1.
Details of the 21 infected cats and their environments
| No. | Breed | Dermatological signs | Woodslamp | Co-habiting pets | Infectedowners | Air samples | Surface samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Score | Positive | Score | ||||||
| 1 | DSH, 2 ms, Fs | Some crusting papules on the nose | + | None | 2 of 3 | 5/5 | HC | 10/10 | HC |
| 2 | DSH, 2 ms, M | Diffuse annular alopecic areas and scales | + | One of one symptomatic dog culture+ | 2 of 2 | 5/5 | HC | 10/10 | HC |
| 3 | Persian, 4 ys, Mc | Four annular alopecic areas on abdomen | + | Two hamsters asymptomatic and culture− | None | 5/5 | IC | 5/5 | IC |
| 4 | DSH, 3 ys, Mc | Two annular alopecic areas on pinnae | − | None | None | 1/5 | LC | 0/5 | NC |
| 5 | DSH, 1 y, F | One annular alopecic area on muzzle | − | Four asymptomatic cats negative on culture | None | 0/5 | NC | 1/10 | LC |
| 6 | Persian, 2 ys, M | Four annular alopecic areas on neck, dorsum and forelimbs | − | Two of five symptomatic cats culture+ | 1 of 2 | 5/5 | LC | 10/10 | IC |
| 7 | DSH, 2 ys, Mc | One annular alopecic area on neck | − | None | None | 0/5 | NC | 1/10 | LC |
| 8 | DSH, 5 ms, F | Crusting papules on head and dorsum, pruritus | − | None | 1 of 2 | 5/5 | HC | 10/10 | HC |
| 9 | DSH, 4 ys, Mc | One annular alopecic area on the head | − | None | None | 1/5 | LC | 2/10 | LC |
| 10 | Persian, 3 ys, M | Scales, seborrhoea and pruritus | − | None | None | 0/5 | NC | 1/10 | LC |
| 11 | DSH, 6 ms, Fs | Diffuse annular alopecic areas and crusting papules | − | One dog of one asymptomatic negative on culture | None | 5/5 | HC | 10/10 | HC |
| 12 | DSH, 5 ms, F | Diffuse annular alopecic areas, scales and pruritus | − | None | 1 of 1 | 3/5 | LC | 6/10 | IC |
| 13 | DSH, 4 ys, M | Diffuse annular alopecic areas and crusting papules | − | Five of six asymptomatic cats positive on culture | None | 3/5 | LC | 3/10 | IC |
| 14 | DSH, 1 y, Mc | Diffuse annular alopecic areas and scales | + | One of one asymptomatic cat culture+ | 2 of 4 | 5/5 | HC | 10/10 | HC |
| 15 | DSH, 4 ms, F | Diffuse annular alopecic areas and scales | − | None | None | 5/5 | HC | 10/10 | HC |
| 16 | DSH, 2 ys, Mc | Scales, seborrhoea and pruritus | − | One of two asymptomatic cats culture+ | None | 1/5 | IC | 3/10 | IC |
| 17 | Persian, 10 ms, F | Diffuse annular alopecic areas, crusting papules and pruritus | + | One of one asymptomatic cat culture+ | 2 of 3 | 5/5 | HC | 9/10 | HC |
| 18 | Persian, 8 ms, M | Diffuse annular alopecic areas and crusting papules | − | None | None | 5/5 | HC | 10/10 | HC |
| 19 | DSH, 2 ys, Fs | Three annular alopecic areas on head and forelimb, seborrhoea | − | None | None | 1/5 | IC | 4/10 | IC |
| 20 | DSH, 18 ms, Mc | Diffuse annular alopecic areas on head, pinnae, forelimb and hindlimb | + | One of one symptomatic cat culture+ | None | 3/5 | IC | 2/10 | IC |
| 21 | Persian, 12 ys, F | One annular alopecic area on neck | − | None | None | 1/5 | LC | 0/10 | NC |
DSH=domestic short-haired; ms=months; ys=years; M=male; Mc=male castrated; F=female; Fs=female sterilized.