Beyond Domestic Cats: Environmental Detection of <i>Sporothrix brasiliensis</i> DNA in a Hyperendemic Area of Sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

In Brazil, sporotrichosis has transitioned from a rural to urban disease, driven by a shift in the initiation of infection from the accidental inoculation of organic matter to the traumatic implantation of the fungus by cats. Since the emergence of zoonotic sporotrichosis caused by <i>Sporothr...

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Main Authors: Fernando Almeida-Silva, Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello, Bruno de Souza Scramignon-Costa, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Priscila Marques de Macedo, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/6/604