Eo. Costa et al., HUMAN AND ANIMAL DERMATOMYCOSIS - OUTBREA KS OF MICROSPORUM-CANIS ANDMICROSPORUM-GYPSEUM, Revista de Saude Publica, 28(5), 1994, pp. 337-340
Dermatomycosis in domestic animals are important zoonosis in view of t
he fact that they maintain close contact with human beings. Seven ring
worm outbreaks are here described, one of M. gypseum involving a cat a
nd a women and the remainder of M. canis invoving 20 human beings (adu
lts, young people and children), 5 dogs, 16 cats and a gibbon-monkey (
Hylobates lar).