The polyvalent vaccine Alopevac nas used in prophylactic measures and immun
otherapy of Trichophyton mentagrophytes infections in young rabbits. Two in
tramuscular injections of Alopevac at 14-day intervals provided good protec
tion for 4-week old rabbits against clinical manifestations of ringworm. Th
e Vaccine induced the appearance of lesions and reduced asymptomatic T. men
tagrophytes infections in affected animals. A 0.2% agueos solution of Imave
rol used alone in affected rabbits appeared not to be fully effective. Ther
efore, vaccination plays an essential role in prophylactics and control of
ringworm in rabbits.