Abstract
We describe a large urban outbreak of feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis fungi in Argentina. Over a 7-month period in Puerto Iguazú, which borders Brazil, we identified culture-proven sporotrichosis in 9 cases across 7 households. Public health officials should coordinate cross-border One Health actions and institute context-specific interventions.
Keywords:
Argentina; One Health; cats; communicable diseases; emerging; fungi; sporotrichosis; zoonoses.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Argentina / epidemiology
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Cat Diseases* / epidemiology
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Cat Diseases* / history
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Cat Diseases* / microbiology
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Cats
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging* / epidemiology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging* / microbiology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging* / veterinary
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Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
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Male
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Sporothrix* / isolation & purification
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Sporotrichosis* / epidemiology
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Sporotrichosis* / history
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Sporotrichosis* / microbiology
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Sporotrichosis* / veterinary