Mycozoonosis Associated with Ringworm of Calves in Erzurum Province, Turkey

Eight calves, raised in a farm in Erzurum province during winter season, were referred to the clinic with complaints of skin lesions of ringworm. Additionally, the owner had the tinea corporis of the arm with an erythematous, scurfy, crusty and pruritic lesion. The samples collected from lesions of calves and their owner were analyzed in laboratory of veterinary microbiology. The isolated agents were identified as Trichophyton verrucosum by microscopic and cultural examinations. The identical strain isolated was verified in both samples of calves and the owner. The affected calves were treated by inoculation of vaccine. In conclusion, it is determined that the ringworm of calves presented in this study is zoonosis. Both farmers and breeders with a close contact of animals with ringworm should be informed regarding zoonotic properties of the disease.