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.
Evandro Chagas Clinical Research Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. armando@ipec.fiocruz.br
Armando
A
Schubach
Tânia Maria Pacheco
TM
Schubach
Mônica Bastos de Lima
MB
Barros
Bodo
B
Wanke
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*