2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000700032
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Ocorrência familiar de esporotricose zoonótica

Abstract: Abstract:Sporotrichosis is a suba cu te or chro nic myco sis cau sed by the dimor phic fun gus Sporothrix schenc kii which is ende mic in Brazil and is trans mit ted pri ma rily through trau ma tic ino cu la tion of its causa ti ve agent into the skin. The zoo no tic trans mis sion, espe cially from infec ted cats, has been demons trated in seve ral reports and case series. We pre sent simul ta neous occur ren ce of the disea se in three members of the same family by scrat ches from an infec ted domes tic cat.… Show more

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“… 1 However, since 1998, the city of Rio de Janeiro has been experiencing an epidemic of zoonotic transmission by felines. 2 The epidemic is due to the presence of the fungus in the environment and to the existence of favorable conditions for maintaining its transmission cycle. 1 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“… 1 However, since 1998, the city of Rio de Janeiro has been experiencing an epidemic of zoonotic transmission by felines. 2 The epidemic is due to the presence of the fungus in the environment and to the existence of favorable conditions for maintaining its transmission cycle. 1 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The disease has recently reached epidemic proportions in some regions of Brazil, such as the state of Rio de Janeiro, where the number of cases of zoonotic transmission by infected cats has increased significantly. 2 The traditional form of transmission, however, is traumatic inoculation of the fungus into the skin, through contact with contaminated soil, plants or organic substrates. 3 …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since 1998, the city of Rio de Janeiro has been undergoing a peculiar situation, an epidemic of zoonotic sporotrichosis due to infected cats, which is considered rare in other regions of Brazil and the world [4, 5]. The increased incidence of sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro has been observed for over a decade.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Osteoarticular lesions are rare [3]. The peculiar epidemiological situation of the city of Rio de Janeiro, where an epidemic of cases transmitted by cats is observed [4], must serve as a warning for the risk of professionals in contact with these animals to acquire the disease. We report a case of occupational sporotrichosis in a veterinarian who had bone involvement.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No Brasil, a infecção de humanos a partir do contato com gatos doentes é muito frequente e endêmica nas regiões sudeste e sul do país (1,(7)(8)(9) . Entretanto, epidemias de esporotricose felina vêm sendo registradas em São Paulo nos últimos anos (10) , além disso, nos últimos anos começou-se a registrar casos de esporotricose felina em outros estados do Brasil (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) ), sendo também documentada a transmissão para humanos, em alguns desses casos. Ao se tratar do sul do Brasil, é importante destacar a região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, por ser um local com número crescente de registros da esporotricose, com maior número de diagnósticos nos municípios de Pelotas e Rio Grande (7) .…”
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