First Cases of Feline Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Paraguay
Carolina Melchior do Prado, Emanuel Razzolini, Gabriela Monserrat Duarte Santacruz, Leticia Ojeda, Marlon Roger Geraldo, Nancy Segovia, José Pereira Brunelli, Vânia Aparecida Vicente, Walfrido Kühl Svoboda, Flávio Queiroz‐Telles
Abstract
Sporothrix brasiliensis is an emerging fungal pathogen causing cat-transmitted sporotrichosis, an epi-zoonosis affecting humans, cats and dogs in Brazil and now spreading to neighboring South American countries. Here, we report the first two autochthonous cases of cat-transmitted sporotrichosis in Paraguay. The first case was a four-year-old male cat showing several ulcerative lesions, nasal deformity and respiratory symptoms. The second case was a one-year-old male cat showing a single ulcerated lesion, respiratory symptoms and nasal deformity. Both cases were admitted to a veterinary clinic in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Isolates were recovered from swabs of the two cases. Using molecular methods, the isolates were identified as S. brasiliensis.