In the last decades, multiple fungal species have emerged, posing threats to public
health.
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In this journal, we have reported the emergence of Candida auris in South America.
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Sporothrix brasiliensis constitutes another emerging fungal threat on the continent. This dimorphic fungus
is the causative agent of human and animal sporotrichosis, and its first appearance
was retrospectively identified in 1998 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Since then, there has been a staggering increase in the number of feline and human
cases in various Brazilian States.
- Gremiao I.D.
- Miranda L.H.
- Reis E.G.
- Rodrigues A.M.
- Pereira S.A.
Zoonotic epidemic of sporotrichosis: cat to human transmission.
PLoS Pathog. 2017; 13e1006077https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006077
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Recently, it was also found in the South American countries Argentina, Paraguay,
and Chile,
- de Carvalho J.A.
- Beale M.A.
- Hagen F.
- Fisher M.C.
- Kano R.
- Bonifaz A.
- et al.
Trends in the molecular epidemiology and population genetics of emerging Sporothrix
species.
Stud Mycol. 2021; 100100129https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simyco.2021.100129
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,
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while also three cases were reported in London that were linked to a domestic cat
originally hailed from Brazil.
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This worrying trend highlights the potential of S. brasiliensis to spread globally and the necessity to trace the emergence of this fungus.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: February 23, 2023
Accepted:
February 20,
2023
Footnotes
☆Bram Spruijtenburg and Amanda Bombassaro contributed equally to this work.
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