1. First Cases of Feline Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Paraguay
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Carolina Melchior do Prado, Emanuel Razzolini, Gabriela Santacruz, Leticia Ojeda, Marlon Roger Geraldo, Nancy Segovia, José Pereira Brunelli, Vânia Aparecida Vicente, Walfrido Kühl Svoboda, and Flávio Queiroz-Telles
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sporotrichosis ,Sporothrix brasiliensis infection ,diagnosis ,zoonotic infectious diseases ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Sporothrix brasiliensis is an emerging fungal pathogen causing cat-transmitted sporotrichosis, an epi-zoonosis affecting humans, cats and dogs in Brazil and now spreading to neighboring South American countries. Here, we report the first two autochthonous cases of cat-transmitted sporotrichosis in Paraguay. The first case was a four-year-old male cat showing several ulcerative lesions, nasal deformity and respiratory symptoms. The second case was a one-year-old male cat showing a single ulcerated lesion, respiratory symptoms and nasal deformity. Both cases were admitted to a veterinary clinic in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Isolates were recovered from swabs of the two cases. Using molecular methods, the isolates were identified as S. brasiliensis.
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- 2023
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