Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection in dogs from Western Brazilian Amazon

Corte, Andréia Corrêa; Gennari, Solange Maria; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Camargo, Luís Marcelo Aranha; Itano, Eiko Nakagawa; Freire, Roberta Lemos; Camargo, Zoilo Pires de; Ono, Mário Augusto

doi:10.1590/s0100-736x2012000700011

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“…Some studies have shown the importance of PCM for the State of Rondônia. Court et al 12 , in a study on dogs as vectors of the fungus in Monte Negro, noted that 54.8% of the dogs that were examined were positive for infection by the fungus, which suggests a high rate of infection in these animals. Forjaz et al…”

Section: Paracoccidioidomycosis (Pcm) Is a Systemic Infection Caused mentioning

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Paracoccidioidomycosis in a western Brazilian Amazon State: Clinical-epidemiologic profile and spatial distribution of the disease

Vieira

Alves

Lima

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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introduction: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic infection caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.PCM is considered one of the most important systemic mycoses in Latin America. Methods: This is a clinical, epidemiological, retrospective, quantitative study of PCM cases in patients attending the National Health Service in the State of Rondônia in 1997-2012. The examined variables included sex, age group, year of diagnosis, education level, profession, place of residence, diagnostic test, prior treatment, medication used, comorbidities and case progress. Results: During the study period, 2,163 PCM cases were registered in Rondônia, and the mean annual incidence was 9.4/100,000 people. The municipalities with the highest rates were located in the southeastern region of Rondônia, and the towns of Pimenteiras do Oeste and Espigão do Oeste had the highest rates in the state, which were 39.1/100,000 and 37.4/100,000 people, respectively. Among all cases, 90.2% and 9.8% were observed in men and women, respectively, and most cases (58.2%) were observed in patients aged between 40 and 59 years. Itraconazole was used to treat 91.6% (1,771) of cases, followed by sulfamethoxazole in combination with trimethoprim (4.4% [85] of cases). One hundred thirty-one (6%) patients died. Conclusions: The State of Rondônia has a high incidence of PCM, and the municipalities in the southeastern region of the state were found to have the highest incidence rates of this disease. Our fi ndings suggest that Rondônia is the state in the northern region with the highest mortality rate for PCM.

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Paracoccidioidomycosis in a western Brazilian Amazon State: Clinical-epidemiologic profile and spatial distribution of the disease

Vieira

Alves

Lima

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…Sin embargo, otros estudios siguen señalando a la tierra como uno de los hábitats del hongo, argumentan los hechos epidemiológicos el que PCM afecta principalmente a los trabajadores rurales, la alta positividad de paracoccidioidina en los animales que viven en el suelo, en comparación con los animales que habitan los árboles (26) y los estudios epidemiológicos que demuestran que la PCM se produce en varias especies de animales domésticos y salvajes, tales como los perros, específicamente, en Sao Paulo (74,3 a 78,2%), Paraná (14,8 a 89,5%), Mato Grosso do Sul (67,8%), Minas Gerais (53,7%), en Brasil y Argentina (2,2%), también en vacas, caballos, ovejas, monos, cobayas, mapaches, grisones, puercoespines, pollos, armadillos, gatos, perezosos de dos dedos, y una alta incidencia en el armadillo de nueve bandas, Dasypus dasypus que vive en la tierra (27) .…”

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Esporotricosis y paracoccidioidomicosis en Perú: experiencias en prevención y control

Macalupú

2014

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica

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El panorama epidemiológico de la esporotricosis y la paracoccidioidomicosis en Perú y Latinoamérica es esporádico, fragmentario, y geográficamente limitado, debido principalmente a la falta de notificación obligatoria y a la escasa cobertura diagnóstica. Sin embargo, los aportes de investigaciones relacionados a entender la interacción de estos hongos, la respuesta del huésped y el ambiente, como el uso de un análisis espacial que relacione la distribución de estas micosis, la densidad poblacional y el clima, contribuyen o están encaminadas, al diseño de medidas de prevención y control de estas micosis y propone el manejo de mapas de riesgo epidemiológicos, a partir del hábitat del hongo, por los médicos, los turistas y las personas que viven en zonas rurales, donde estas micosis son endémicas. El objetivo del artículo es presentar una revisión del tema mediante resultados de investigaciones que contribuyen a la prevención y control de estas micosis.

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“…The infection of domestic and wild animals by P. brasiliensis occurs frequently as reported in several epidemiological studies with dogs, horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, goats coati‐mundi, felines, monkeys and armadillos, although natural disease was reported only in two dogs, a cat and a southern two‐toed sloth …”

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“…7 The serological tests based often on the gp43 antigen are used to diagnose and follow up patients. 8 The infection of domestic and wild animals by P. brasiliensis occurs frequently as reported in several epidemiological studies with dogs, [9][10][11][12] horses, 13 cattle, 14 sheep, 15 chickens, 16 goats 17 coati-mundi, felines, monkeys 18,19 and armadillos, 20,21 although natural disease was reported only in two dogs, 22,23 a cat 24 and a southern two-toed sloth. 25 The first study of experimental PCM in domestic animals was reported by Pereira and Vianna [26] in 1911.…”

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection in domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Belitardo

Calefi

Sbeghen

et al. 2013

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the infection of domestic rabbits by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Initially two rabbits were experimentally infected with P. brasiliensis and the humoral immune response was evaluated by ELISA using gp43 as antigen. The two animals showed IgG response against gp43 although no signs of disease were observed. The seroepidemiological study was carried out in 170 rabbits (free range n = 81 and caged n = 89) living in an endemic area for human paracoccidioidomycosis and a positivity of 27% was observed in the ELISA using gp43 as antigen. The free-range rabbits showed a significantly higher positivity (34.6-51.7%) than the caged animals (11.1%). Sentinel rabbits exposed to natural infection with P. brasiliensis were followed up for 6 months and a seroconversion rate of 83.3% was observed. This is the first report of paracoccidioidomycosis in rabbits and suggests that this species can be useful sentinels for P. brasiliensis presence in the environment.

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection in dogs from Western Brazilian Amazon

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

Paracoccidioidomycosis in a western Brazilian Amazon State: Clinical-epidemiologic profile and spatial distribution of the disease

Paracoccidioidomycosis in a western Brazilian Amazon State: Clinical-epidemiologic profile and spatial distribution of the disease

Esporotricosis y paracoccidioidomicosis en Perú: experiencias en prevención y control

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection in domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

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