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Silver(I) and Copper(II) complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione inhibit Sporothrix brasiliensis azole-resistant clinical isolates [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Sporothrix brasiliensis is the principal etiological agent responsible for cat-transmitted zoonotic sporotrichosis, which is currently the most prevalent mycosis in South America—especially in Brazil—and is increasingly being reported in other
Laís Cavalcanti dos Santos Velasco de Souza, Nathália Faria Reis, Lucas Martins Alcântara, Simone Cristina Pereira Brito, Pamella Macedo de Souza, Zaida Maria Faria de Freitas, Ingrid de Souza Sousa, José Rodrigo Santos Silva, Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado, Héctor Manuel Mora-Montes, Lucimar Ferreira Kneipp, Malachy McCann, Michael Devereux, André Luis Souza dos Santos, Andréa Regina de Souza Baptista   +14 more
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Temporal and spatial distribution of sporotrichosis in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, Brazil: a comparison between human and animal cases (2013-2020) [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Cat-transmitted sporotrichosis is currently hyperendemic in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, Brazil. Despite the zoonotic context, surveillance is fragmented, with human and animal contagion being assessed separately.
Victória Catharina Dedavid Ferreira, Anna Barreto Fernandes Figueiredo, Mônica de Avelar Figueiredo Mafra Magalhães, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Wagner Tassinari   +4 more
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Zoonotic Sporotrichosis in Paraguay: A Public Health Alert. [PDF]

Mycoses
ABSTRACT Background Cat‐transmitted sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis is increasingly reported in the last three decades within Brazil. Recently, other South American countries like Argentina and Chile also reported cases, while the number of reported cases in Paraguay, a Brazilian neighbour, remains quite limited with 10 feline and ...
Silvero MGS, do Prado CM, Spruijtenburg B, Pineda A, Aldama O, Lezcano A, Ojeda ML, Coronel NS, Martins CA, Codas FAL, Scheid L, Zacarías JMD, Rojas D, Aldama A, Gotz AB, Vicente VA, Meis JF, de Groot T, Queiroz-Telles F, Meijer EFJ, Pereira Brunelli J.   +20 more
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Environmental isolation of <i>Sporothrix</i> spp. in veterinary settings. [PDF]

Vet Rec Open
Abstract Background This study investigated environmental contamination by Sporothrix spp. in a veterinary facility specialised in treating cats with sporotrichosis. Methods Twelve samples were collected from frequently touched surfaces and cages of three cats at different treatment stages. Sampling sites included a procedure table, door handle, faucet,
Cognialli RCR, Melchior do Prado C, da Silva GM, Assad TM, Martins A, Sobral DB, Meijer EFJ, Vicente VA, Gremião IDF, de Queiroz-Telles F.   +9 more
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First Cases of Feline Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Paraguay

Journal of Fungi, 2023
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.
Carolina Melchior do Prado, Emanuel Razzolini, Gabriela Santacruz, Leticia Ojeda, Marlon Roger Geraldo, Nancy Segovia, José Pereira Brunelli, Vânia Aparecida Vicente, Walfrido Kühl Svoboda, Flávio Queiroz-Telles   +9 more
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Tattooing as a gateway to Sporothrix brasiliensis infection

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2022
Recently, sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis transmitted during tattooing process was described in the epicenter of the Brazilian epidemic sporotrichosis. We report a similar case of this mycosis in a patient recently tattooed, but probably
Vanice Rodrigues Poester, Cecília Bittencourt Severo, Camila Almeida Estácio da Silva, David A. Stevens, Mariana Rodrigues Trápaga, Melissa Orzechowski Xavier   +5 more
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High-Throughput Microsatellite Markers Development for Genetic Characterization of Emerging Sporothrix Species

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Sporotrichosis is the main subcutaneous mycosis worldwide transmitted by animal or plant vectors and often escalates to outbreaks or epidemics. The current cat-transmitted sporotrichosis driven by Sporothrix brasiliensis has become a significant public ...
Luiza Chaves de Miranda Leonhardt Losada, Ruan Campos Monteiro, Jamile Ambrósio de Carvalho, Ferry Hagen, Matthew C. Fisher, Bram Spruijtenburg, Jacques F. Meis, Theun de Groot, Sarah Santos Gonçalves, Ricardo Negroni, Rui Kano, Alexandro Bonifaz, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Anderson Messias Rodrigues   +13 more
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Rising Incidence of Sporothrix brasiliensis Infections, Curitiba, Brazil, 2011–2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
Zoonotic outbreaks of sporotrichosis are increasing in Brazil. We examined and described the emergence of cat-transmitted sporotrichosis (CTS) caused by the fungal pathogen Sporothrix brasiliensis.
Regielly C.R. Cognialli, Diego H. Cáceres, Fernanda de A.G.D. Bastos, Francelise B. Cavassin, Bruno P.R. Lustosa, Vânia A. Vicente, Giovanni L. Breda, Izabella Santos-Weiss, Flávio Queiroz-Telles   +8 more
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A One Health Approach to Combatting Sporothrix brasiliensis: Narrative Review of an Emerging Zoonotic Fungal Pathogen in South America

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Cat-transmitted sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis has become a major public health concern and presents a distinct divergence from the traditional epidemiology of sporotrichosis.
John A. Rossow, Flavio Queiroz-Telles, Diego H. Caceres, Karlyn D. Beer, Brendan R. Jackson, Jose Guillermo Pereira, Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião, Sandro Antonio Pereira   +7 more
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Metabolic Plasticity and Virulence-Associated Factors of Sporothrix brasiliensis Strains Related to Familiar Outbreaks of Cat-to-Human Transmitted Sporotrichosis

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Sporothrix brasiliensis is the main agent of zoonotic sporotrichosis transmitted by domestic cats in South America. In humans, sporotrichosis commonly presents with cutaneous or lymphocutaneous lesions, and in cats, with multiple ulcerated skin lesions ...
Dario Corrêa-Junior, Iara Bastos de Andrade, Vinicius Alves, Igor Avellar-Moura, Tânia Rodrigues-Alves, Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello, Glauber R. de S. Araújo, Luana Pereira Borba-Santos, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Susana Frases   +10 more
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