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First European report of swine infection by Microsporum nanum

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The first European case of swine infection byMicrosporum nanum is reported. The infected pig came from a farm in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. European records of human and lower animal infections by this fungus and soil isolation records are discussed.

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  1. Istituto di Malatti Infettive, Profilassi e Polizia Veterinaria, Universitá degli Studi di Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 9/2, Bologna, Italy

    L. Morganti & M. Bianchedi

  2. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Mycology Division, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service, 30333, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    L. Ajello & A. Padhye

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Morganti, L., Bianchedi, M., Ajello, L. et al. First European report of swine infection by Microsporum nanum. Mycopathologia 59, 179–182 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00627881

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