Sporothrix brasiliensis in cats from Santiago, Chile

María Carolina Escobar; Federico Cifuentes Ramos; Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Mar 2024)

Sporothrix brasiliensis in cats from Santiago, Chile

María Carolina Escobar,
Federico Cifuentes Ramos,
Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas

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María Carolina Escobar: Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Corresponding author.
Federico Cifuentes Ramos: ESPA Diagnóstico Ltda., Santiago, Chile
Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas: Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 43
p. 100624

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We report Sporothrix brasiliensis infection in three cats from Santiago, Chile. Recently, S. brasiliensis was reported in cats from the southernmost region of Chile located 2,190 km from Santiago. Our findings emphasize the emergence of S. brasiliensis in the Chilean context, reflecting its rapid expansion across South America in recent years. Veterinarians should include S. brasiliensis in the differential diagnosis of skin conditions in cats.

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-mycology-case-reports/

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