Cat-transmitted Sporotrichosis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sporotrichosis is an emerging zoonosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From 1998 to 2003, 497 humans and 1,056 cats with culture-proven sporotrichosis were studied. A total of 421 patients, 67.4% with a history of a scratch or bite, reported contact with cats that had sporotrichosis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schubach, Armando, Schubach, Tânia Maria Pacheco, Barros, Mônica Bastos de Lima, Wanke, Bodo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16485488
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1112.040891
Descripción
Sumario:Sporotrichosis is an emerging zoonosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From 1998 to 2003, 497 humans and 1,056 cats with culture-proven sporotrichosis were studied. A total of 421 patients, 67.4% with a history of a scratch or bite, reported contact with cats that had sporotrichosis.

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