Gitao C G, Agab H, Khalifalla A J
University of Nairobi, Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Rev Sci Tech. 1998 Dec;17(3):743-8. doi: 10.20506/rst.17.3.1136.
Natural Dermatophilus congolensis infection of camels has been reported in Kenya in semi-arid areas. Research is being conducted to discover how widespread the condition is in neighbouring countries with similar eco-climatic conditions. Severe skin infections of camels from the Butana region of Eastern Sudan were examined. The infections were first found in two herds of adult camels, of which 50%-75% of the animals were affected. In the other thirteen herds examined, camel calves were more likely to be infected (34%) than adults (8.9%), and lesions were more severe and involved most parts of the body. The lesions began as hair matting and later developed into hard crusts. The case fatality rate ranged from 10% to 30%. D. congolensis was isolated from the scabs. Camel dermatophilosis was found to be among the most serious problems faced by camel herders in the Butana region.
在肯尼亚的半干旱地区，曾有骆驼感染刚果嗜皮菌的报道。目前正在开展研究，以探究在具有相似生态气候条件的周边国家，这种疾病的传播范围有多广。对来自苏丹东部布塔纳地区的骆驼严重皮肤感染病例进行了检查。这些感染最初在两群成年骆驼中被发现，其中50%-75%的动物受到影响。在检查的其他13群骆驼中，骆驼幼崽比成年骆驼更容易感染（34%对8.9%），而且病变更严重，累及身体大部分部位。病变起初表现为毛发缠结，随后发展成硬痂。病死率在10%至30%之间。从痂皮中分离出了刚果嗜皮菌。骆驼皮肤嗜皮菌病被发现是布塔纳地区骆驼牧民面临的最严重问题之一。
