EPIDEMIOLOGIC RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CANINE SYSTEMIC MYCOSES

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Selby, L. A. (College of Veterinary Medicine, U. of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211), S. V. Becker and H. W. Hayes, Jr. Epidemiologic risk factors associated with canine systemic mycoses. Am J Epidemiol 1981; 113: 133–9. A prevalence study was designed to evaluate host and seasonal risk factors associated with three systemic mycoses in dogs: blastomycosis, coccid-ioldomycosis, and histoplasmosis. Histoplasmosis was the most commonly diagnosed of the three diseases. All three of the mycoses occurred more frequently in male than female dogs. Compared to dogs <2 years of age, those 4–7 years of age were at increased risk of developing coccidioldomycosis whereas dogs 2–7 years of age were at increased risk of developing histo-plasmosis. Three breeds, i.e., Pointer, Welmaraner and Brittany Spaniel, had increased risk of having histoplasmosis infections. Seasonal analysis with an epidemiologic trend model indicated that all three systemic mycoses have different but strong seasonal trends.

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