Animal Welfare Professionals

Saw an article on CDC from Sept 2022 where they are seeing a rise in Ax Resistant RW in people however there is no data for animals.

RW is contagious cross species. This past year has not been a laughing matter.

We are throwing everything we have at it and some are still riddled with spores 4 or 5 weeks later. We'd like to contribute data if we can.

Thanks

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Jasmine P
Volunteer
It's Meow or Never for Ferals, Inc Tally
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Hi Jasmine,

That article is looking specifically at trichophyton indotineae and trichophyton rubrum which are two primarily human infections.  These are types of ringworm infections that are typically more prevalent in India and other parts of Asia and Africa.  While there have been some cases reported in Europe and North America, there haven't been any notable outbreaks.

For shelters like ours, the most common outbreak you would see would come from the species of fungus known as microsporum canis, which accounts for about 90%+ of all cat ringworm infections and the majority of dog infections.  The other two species for animals would be microsporum gypseum and trichophyton mentagrophytes.

While all of these fall into the same class of dermatophyte fungi which have the potential to be zoonotic and transfer between humans and animals, both indotineae and rubrum are considered anthropophilic, which means that they greatly favor human hosts.

So while the threat is very real, hence the CDC article, you can breathe a little sigh of relief that this won't be affecting your rescue anytime soon.

If you're having trouble with ringworm in general, UW-Madison Shelter Medicine Program is an incredible expert resource on ringworm protocol and treatment.  They have a basic guidebook available here and plenty of outreach veterinarians who would be willing to talk with your organization about best practices.

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Jeff Okazaki
Humane Society of Jefferson County
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-27-2023 12:20 PM
From: Jasmine P
Subject: Is There Someone Tracking Antimicrobial Resistant Ringworm In animals?

Saw an article on CDC from Sept 2022 where they are seeing a rise in Ax Resistant RW in people however there is no data for animals.

RW is contagious cross species. This past year has not been a laughing matter.

We are throwing everything we have at it and some are still riddled with spores 4 or 5 weeks later. We'd like to contribute data if we can.

Thanks

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Jasmine P
Volunteer
It's Meow or Never for Ferals, Inc Tally
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Hello Jasmine, 
In addition to what Jeff said about the Madison Shelter Medicine Program being amazing and having many resources, here are a few other links that might be helpful!

https://www.maddiesfund.org/assets/documents/Institute/SFSPCA%20Shelter%20Medicine%20Ringworm%20Protocol.pdf 

https://www.maddiesfund.org/kb-ringworm-in-cats.htm 

I attended a course through Maddie's fund at the San Francisco ASPCA specifically for ringworm education and learned sooooo much! We implemented many changes in the shelter I worked at and significantly decreased the time cats were in isolation.

 I would be happy to answer any specifics questions you have!
kaitlin@clumsycalico.org

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Kaitlin Spring
Founder & Executive DIrector
The Clumsy Calico Cat Cafe
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-27-2023 12:20 PM
From: Jasmine P
Subject: Is There Someone Tracking Antimicrobial Resistant Ringworm In animals?

Saw an article on CDC from Sept 2022 where they are seeing a rise in Ax Resistant RW in people however there is no data for animals.

RW is contagious cross species. This past year has not been a laughing matter.

We are throwing everything we have at it and some are still riddled with spores 4 or 5 weeks later. We'd like to contribute data if we can.

Thanks

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Jasmine P
Volunteer
It's Meow or Never for Ferals, Inc Tally
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Thank you. 

It just seems our area has been hit hard with it. I will take a look at some of these and see if I can develop a foster education from them. 

I really appreciate both your insights. 

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Jasmine P
Volunteer
It's Meow or Never for Ferals, Inc Tally
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-03-2023 11:01 AM
From: Kaitlin Spring
Subject: Is There Someone Tracking Antimicrobial Resistant Ringworm In animals?

Hello Jasmine, 
In addition to what Jeff said about the Madison Shelter Medicine Program being amazing and having many resources, here are a few other links that might be helpful!

https://www.maddiesfund.org/assets/documents/Institute/SFSPCA%20Shelter%20Medicine%20Ringworm%20Protocol.pdf 

https://www.maddiesfund.org/kb-ringworm-in-cats.htm 

I attended a course through Maddie's fund at the San Francisco ASPCA specifically for ringworm education and learned sooooo much! We implemented many changes in the shelter I worked at and significantly decreased the time cats were in isolation.

 I would be happy to answer any specifics questions you have!
kaitlin@clumsycalico.org

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Kaitlin Spring
Founder & Executive DIrector
The Clumsy Calico Cat Cafe

Original Message:
Sent: 01-27-2023 12:20 PM
From: Jasmine P
Subject: Is There Someone Tracking Antimicrobial Resistant Ringworm In animals?

Saw an article on CDC from Sept 2022 where they are seeing a rise in Ax Resistant RW in people however there is no data for animals.

RW is contagious cross species. This past year has not been a laughing matter.

We are throwing everything we have at it and some are still riddled with spores 4 or 5 weeks later. We'd like to contribute data if we can.

Thanks

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Jasmine P
Volunteer
It's Meow or Never for Ferals, Inc Tally
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