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Isolates of the conidial state of Arthroderma benhamiae (+ mating strain) were obtained from dry, scaly lesions on the ears of 3 hedgehogs in the Ivory Coast. This is a new record for this country.
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Gregory, M.W., Stockdale, P.M. & English, M.P. Ringworm of the African hedgehog (erinaceus albiventris) in the ivory coast due to arthroderma benhamiae. Mycopathologia 66, 125–126 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00429604
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