Rising Incidence of Sporothrix brasiliensis Infections, Curitiba, Brazil, 2011–2022
Regielly C.R. Cognialli, Diego H. Cáceres, Fernanda de A.G.D. Bastos, Francelise B. Cavassin, Bruno P.R. Lustosa, Vânia A. Vicente, Giovanni L. Breda, Izabella Santos-Weiss, and Flávio Queiroz-Telles
Author affiliations: Federal University of Paraná Program in Internal Medicine and Health Science, Curitiba, Brazil (R.C.R. Cognialli, F. de A.G.D. Bastos); Federal University of Paraná Hospital de Clínicas, Curitiba (R.C.R. Cognialli, G.L. Breda); Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (D.H. Cáceres); Universidad del Rosario Studies in Translational Microbiology and Faculty of Medical Sciences, Emerging Diseases Research Group, Bogota, Colombia (D.H. Cáceres); Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba (F.B. Cavassin); Federal University of Paraná Basic Pathology Department, Curitiba (B.P.R. Lustosa, V.A. Vicente); Federal University of Paraná Department of Clinical Analysis, Curitiba (I. Santos-Weiss); Federal University of Paraná Department of Public Health, Curitiba (F Queiroz-Telles)
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Figure 1. Burden of sporotrichosis in South America and distribution of cat-transmitted sporotrichosis in humans caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis, 2022. Cat icons indicate countries where cases of cat-transmitted sporotrichosis caused by S. brasiliensis have been reported; arrows indicate transmission from cats, humans, and dogs.
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