Moses J S, Balachandran C
Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Madras Veterinary College, India.
Mycopathologia. 1987 Oct;100(1):23-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00769564.
A survey on rhinosporidiosis in animals was conducted in Kanyakumari (K.K.) district of Tamil Nadu, India. Among 103 animals (40 bullocks, 45 cows, 15 heifers, 2 bulls and a buffalo), 19 (9 bullocks, 8 cows, 1 heifer and a she-buffalo) were found to be infected with Rhinosporidium seeberi. The study revealed the endemic nature of the disease in bovines of K.K. district. Agastheeswaram taluk contributed 52.6 per cent of positive cases followed by Kalkulam (26.2 per cent). The disease was also found in exotic cattle (1 Holstein Friesien (HF) cow, 1 Swiss Brown cow and 1 HF heifer). The rest 16 were indigenous non-descript cattle. There was no sex variance as the cases were evenly distributed between both sexes. One of the infected animals was a she-buffalo. A case of recurrence of growth was observed in a bullock. Another bullock had concurrent infection of both rhinosporidiosis and nasal schistosomiasis. All the animals were adults and aged except the heifer. All were nose-roped. Cows were stall fed but bathed in ponds.
在印度泰米尔纳德邦的坎亚库马里（K.K.）地区开展了一项关于动物鼻孢子虫病的调查。在103头动物（40头公牛、45头母牛、15头小母牛、2头公牛和1头水牛）中，发现19头（9头公牛、8头母牛、1头小母牛和1头母水牛）感染了西伯鼻孢子虫。该研究揭示了K.K.地区牛群中该病的地方性流行特征。阿加斯沃勒姆乡的阳性病例占52.6%，其次是卡尔库拉姆（26.2%）。在引进品种牛（1头荷斯坦弗里生（HF）奶牛、1头瑞士褐牛和1头HF小母牛）中也发现了该病。其余16头是本地无特定品种牛。由于病例在两性之间分布均匀，因此不存在性别差异。其中1头感染动物是母水牛。在1头公牛身上观察到了生长复发的病例。另一头公牛同时感染了鼻孢子虫病和鼻血吸虫病。除小母牛外，所有动物均为成年且年龄较大。所有动物都系着鼻绳。母牛在牛舍饲养，但在池塘中洗澡。
