Sporothrix schenckii, previously assumed to be the sole agent of human and animal
sporotrichosis, is in fact a species complex. Recently recognized taxa include S. brasiliensis …

BACKGROUND Sporotrichosis is caused by species of the genus Sporothrix. From 1998 to
2015, 4,703 cats were diagnosed at the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro …

Background Sporotrichosis is a mycotic infectious disease that is generally acquired by
traumatic inoculation of contaminated materials especially from plant debris or through bites …

Background Sporotrichosis is a neglected zoonosis caused by pathogenic fungi belonging
to the Sporothrix schenckii complex. In Rio de Janeiro state, this disease reached an …

Sporotrichosis is the main subcutaneous mycosis in Brazil, and is caused by Sporothrix
schenckii and allied species. Sporothrix propagules present on soil and plant debris may be …

Feline sporotrichosis, which is caused by species of the Sporothrix schenckii complex, is
endemic to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 4000 cases of the disease were diagnosed at …

The fungal genus Sporothrix (order Ophiostomatales) comprises a group of
thermodimorphic pathogens that cause skin infections in humans and other mammals …

Most of the 51 species embedded in the genus Sporothrix are nonpathogenic environmental
fungi that are closely related to decaying wood, plants, and soil. However, members of the …

Sporotrichosis has significantly increased in Brazil in the last decade, particularly in the state
of Rio de Janeiro, with the occurrence of an epidemic related to zoonotic transmission from …

We herein present a Brazilian guideline for the management of feline sporotrichosis, a
mycosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis. This guideline is an effort of a national technical …