Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2020)

Geographic Expansion of Sporotrichosis, Brazil

  • Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião,
  • Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira,
  • Luisa Helena Monteiro de Miranda,
  • Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas,
  • Sandro Antonio Pereira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.190803
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 3
pp. 621 – 624

Abstract

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Brazil has experienced geographic expansion of zoonotic sporotrichosis. Social problems in the country contribute substantially to the expansion. A comprehensive sporotrichosis control program is beyond the sphere of public health. A One Health approach is needed to control the disease in animals and humans.

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