Sporothrix spp. EVALUATION IN SOIL OF A HYPERENDENIC AREA FOR SPOROTRICHOSIS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Vanice Rodrigues Poester Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Josiara Furtado Mendes Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Andrea Von Groll Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Gabriel Baracy Klafke Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Tchana Martinez Brandolt Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Melissa Orzechowski Xavier Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-6891v19e-52571

Abstract

The increase in zoonotic sporotrichosis cases has become a public health problem in hyperendemic areas for the feline disease. Domestic cats involvement in this transmission and the continuous contact of these animals with soil suggest that the environment may be an essential source and/or reservoir of Sporothrix spp. Thus, the current study aimed to evaluate the presence of Sporothrix spp. in the soil of places where infected cats in Southern Brazil is present. In total, 101 soil samples were collected from the residence of cats with sporotrichosis, from regions around to these residences, and also from public places. These samples were processed using the direct plating technique being incubated at 25 °C for up to 15 days. Additionally, seventeen samples were also submitted to DNA extraction (NORGEN BIOTEK CORP(r) kit), PCR-specific and Nested-PCR technique. Although the presence of Sporothrix in soil has been undetected, by culture or molecular biology, this study does not reject the role of the environment in the triad of the infectious process (soil-animal-human). Thus, further studies are necessary for expanding the area of coverage, volume, type and method of sampling, and/or detection techniques.
Keywords: Environment; Geophilic; S. brasiliensis; S. schenckii

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2018-10-20

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POESTER, Vanice Rodrigues; MENDES, Josiara Furtado; GROLL, Andrea Von; KLAFKE, Gabriel Baracy; BRANDOLT, Tchana Martinez; XAVIER, Melissa Orzechowski. Sporothrix spp. EVALUATION IN SOIL OF A HYPERENDENIC AREA FOR SPOROTRICHOSIS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 19, p. 1–8, 2018. DOI: 10.1590/1809-6891v19e-52571. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/e-52571. Acesso em: 28 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 19 (2018): Continuous publication

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VETERINARY MEDICINE

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