Cutaneous Pythiosis in 2 Dogs, Italy

We report cutaneous pythiosis in 2 dogs in Italy that had recurrent exposure to the same freshwater habitat. Phylogenetic analysis placed the isolates within Pythium insidiosum complex cluster IV, corresponding to P. periculosum. In Italy, pythiosis should be considered in differential diagnoses by...

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Autores principales: Peano, Andrea, Min, Anna Rita Molinar, Fondati, Alessandra, Romano, Erica, Brachelente, Chiara, Porcellato, Ilaria, Amore, Andrea, Pasquetti, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37347828
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2907.230320
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Sumario:We report cutaneous pythiosis in 2 dogs in Italy that had recurrent exposure to the same freshwater habitat. Phylogenetic analysis placed the isolates within Pythium insidiosum complex cluster IV, corresponding to P. periculosum. In Italy, pythiosis should be considered in differential diagnoses by human and veterinary health professionals.

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