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Feline sporotrichosis: occurrence in the Metropolitan Region of the municipality of Recife and anatomical distribution of lesions on cats’ body

Authors :
Edson Moura da Silva
Luiz Felipe de Araújo França
Jéssica Cardoso Pessoa de Oliveira
Gílcia Aparecida de Carvalho
Daniel Dantas Moreira Gomes
José Wilton Pinheiro Júnior
Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos
Source :
Medicina Veterinária, Vol 18, Iss 3 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 2024.

Abstract

Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection of worldwide importance caused by a saprophyte fungus of the genus Sporothrix. The objective of this study was to report the occurrence of feline sporotrichosis in the Metropolitan Region of the city of Recife and the anatomical distribution of lesions on the bodies of cats. Stray cats (n=100) with suggestive sporotrichosis lesions were examined. Material from the lesion was collected from all patients using an imprint and/or sterile swab for cytology. The material was placed on a glass slide and stained using rapid panoptic staining. Data on the localization of each skin lesion were recorded, and cigar-shaped yeast structures were searched at the microscopical examination. A heat map graphically represented the anatomical distribution of each lesion. In 70% (70/100) of samples were visualized fungal structure compatible with Sporothrix spp. There was a predominance of positive males (?2=6.691; p=0.0097). Skin lesions related to Sporothrix spp. infections were unevenly distributed throughout the animal's body. Based on the interpolation of data, the chance for detecting lesions was higher on the nose, anterior paw, and ears than on other body sites (H=40.0043; p=0.0000). Because of the high positivity in these cats, measures of health vigilance are imperative to reduce the risk of animal and human infection.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
18094678 and 26756617
Volume :
18
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Medicina Veterinária
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1644b763fd7747128fed090382cfe998
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.26605/medvet-v18n3-6284