Implementation of an Animal Sporotrichosis Surveillance and Control Program, Southeastern Brazil
Simone Magela Moreira, Elisa Helena Paz Andrade, Marcelo Teixeira Paiva, Hassan Melo Zibaoui, Lauranne Alves Salvato, María Isabel de Azevedo, Camila Stefanie Fonseca de Oliveira, Danielle F.M. Soares, Kelly Moura Keller, Sérgio Leão Magalhães, Maria Helena Franco Morais, José Ramón Costa, Camila Valgas Bastos
Abstract
We report the implementation of an animal sporotrichosis surveillance and control program that evaluates strategies to identify suspected and infected cats in a municipality in southeastern Brazil. All adopted measures reinforced the program, although strategies had different abilities to detect the presence of infection.
Topics & Concepts
SporotrichosisMedicineDisease controlGeographyEnvironmental healthVirologyVeterinary medicinePathologyFungal Infections and StudiesMycobacterium research and diagnosisParasitic Infections and Diagnostics