SCIENTIFIC REPORT:FELINE SPOROTRICHOSIS – CASE REPORTS

Authors

  • Ana Raquel Mano Meinerz Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Patrícia da Silva Nascente Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Luiz Filipe Damé Schuch Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Renata Osório de Faria Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Rosema Santin Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Marlete Brum Cleff Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Isabel Martins Madrid Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Anelise Afonso Martins Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Márcia de Oliveira Nobre Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Mário Cardoso Araújo Meireles Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • João Roberto de Braga Mello Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Keywords:

Felinos, Micose,

Abstract

the domestic feline with sporotrichosis represents an important role in the transmission of the S. schenckii schenckii to other animal species and for the man being growing the increase of the number of zoonotic cases of the mycosis. the study reports three cases of feline sporo-trichosis in semi-domiciled cats, living together in the same neighborhood. the feline presented cutaneous ulcerated and crusted injuries being accomplished the confirmation of the diagnosis after the analysis micológica with the isolation of S. schenckii. the study emphasizes the importance of the domestic feline as diffuser of the sporotrichosis for other animals and for the man itself.

KEY-WORDS: feline, sporotrichosis, zoonosis, Sporothrix schenckii.

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Published

2007-09-15

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MEINERZ, Ana Raquel Mano et al. SCIENTIFIC REPORT:FELINE SPOROTRICHOSIS – CASE REPORTS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 8, n. 3, p. 575–577, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1735. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2007)

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Nota Científica

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