Feline dermatophytosis
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Feline dermatophytosis
Practical relevance: Dermatophytosis (ringworm) is the most important infectious and contagious skin disease of cats in shelters. Its importance relates to the fact that it can affect all cats, but tends to affect those which would otherwise have good chances for adoption. Although many diseases in shelters fit this description, dermatophytosis is of particular significance because of associate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1098-612X,1532-2750
DOI: 10.1177/1098612x14530215