Zoonotic Epidemic of Sporotrichosis: Cat to Human Transmission

Gremião, Isabella Dib Ferreira; Miranda, Luisa Helena Monteiro de; Reis, Érica Guerino dos; Rodrigues, Anderson Messias; Pereira, Sandro Antônio

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1006077

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“…The epidemiological scenario of zoonotic sporotrichosis in Brazil, especially in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo, is extremely concerning in terms of national public health (Gremião et al, ; Madrid et al, ; Montenegro et al, ; Sanchotene et al, ; Xavier et al, ). Therefore, this study evaluated the spatial distribution of more than 650 cases of human and animal sporotrichosis in southern RS, the state with the second highest occurrence of the disease (Gremião et al, ). Our study highlights the fact that high endemic areas have expanded, aggravating even further the future prospects for the disease.…”

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“…Both cities delimit boundaries with the largest lagoon in Brazil (Patos Lagoon), which ends at Cassino Beach located in the municipality of Rio Grande, including 250 km of coastline in the South Atlantic Ocean. Inserted in the Pampa Biome, the climate of this region is subtropical, with abundant precipitation throughout the year, and an average annual temperature of 18.2°C (INMET, ).…”

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“…In particular, in Rio de Janeiro, the disease is already classified as an urban epidemic, with more than 5,000 cases of zoonotic sporotrichosis occurring in the last 17 years (Gutierrez‐Galhardo et al, ; Schubach, Barros, & Wanke, ). In the recent past, Gremião, Miranda, Reis, Rodrigues, and Pereira () highlighted that, in the last decade, a geographical expansion of sporotrichosis cases has occurred in Brazil. Thus, other states as Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina are nowadays included as endemics areas.…”

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Sporotrichosis in Southern Brazil, towards an epidemic?

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Mattei

Madrid³

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Zoonoses and Public Health

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Rio Grande do Sul (RS) is the second highest state with respect to sporotrichosis incidence in Brazil, with most cases occurring in the southern region. Given the importance of epidemiologic monitoring in hyperendemic areas, this study evaluated the spatial, geographical and annual sporotrichosis incidence over a period of 7 years in the southern region of RS, as well as the disease evolution over the last two decades. Data were collected from the Mycology Laboratory of the Federal University of Rio Grande (FAMED-FURG) and from the Centre for Zoonosis Control (CZC) of the Prefeitura Municipal of Pelotas city. All feline cases of sporotrichosis diagnosed between 2010 and 2016 were included and analysed. In addition, cases of human and canine sporotrichosis were accounted for. Over the 7-year period (2010-2016), 372 feline, 34 canine and 83 human cases of sporotrichosis were diagnosed, being the mean number of cases/year 18.33 in the first 3 years of the study and 116.33 in the last 3 years. Cases were distributed among 34 and 28 neighbourhoods in Rio Grande and Pelotas city, respectively. Socioeconomic features reinforced the result that the disease is already spreading across a major part of the southern region. In addition, the study demonstrated the intensification and expansion of the high endemicity areas. Therefore, given that the number of feline sporotrichosis cases in southern RS reached alarming proportions, we suggested that this region will promptly face an epidemic of sporotrichosis if no preventive or control measures are undertaken.

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“…In our case, according to the Republic of Panama guidelines for leishmaniasis, we performed PCR, smear, and culture, and searched for mycotic isolation to arrive at the diagnosis of sporotrichosis [5,8,11]. …”

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Zoonotic Sporotrichosis Related to Cat Contact: First Case Report from Panama in Central America

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Suárez

Moreno

et al. 2018

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A previously healthy 34-year-old man presented with a four-week-old upper arm injury that started with a cat scratch and progressed into painless erythematous nodular ascending lesions in the left upper limb. We made the diagnosis of sporotrichosis based on the epidemiological association of the contact with a cat and culture identification. Sporotrichosis is a mycosis implantation caused by the Sporothrix schenckii complex. We present the first Central American case of sporotrichosis associated with contact with a feline.

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“…The dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii is an environmental saprophyte with a worldwide distribution. Traumatic inoculation is the most common mode of transmission, and spread from infected cats has been reported 1. Cases of sporotrichosis involving ocular adnexa are more common in younger patients, particularly children, who are thought to have greater exposure owing to contact with cats and playing in crop fields 23…”

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