Invited review: Camel skin diseases survey in Morocco

The present study aimed to collect data related to skin diseases in camel dromedaries in the south of Morocco. As a whole, 168 herds from 9 provinces located in the south of Morocco have been prospected. Finally, 275 camels were involved presenting 336 skin diseases cases with different etiologies (bacterial, viral and parasitic) were involved in the monitoring. Mite and dermatophyte infections were predominant with 52% and 30% as respective proportions. On average 11% and 7% of all cases detected, suffered respectively from lymphadenitis and camelpox/ ectyma. Skin diseases in camel dromedaries are highly affected by animal’s sex, as females were more affected than males; age seemed to have no effect. Absence of systematic treatment and prevention, despite these infections are all treatable, may explain somehow recidivism of skin diseases in the herd every year.