Outbreak of Sporotrichosis, Western Australia

Abstract

A cluster of sporotrichosis cases occurred in the Busselton-Margaret River region of Western Australia from 2000 to 2003. Epidemiologic investigation and mycologic culture for Sporothrix schenckii implicated hay initially distributed through a commercial hay supplier as the source of the outbreak. Declining infection rates have occurred after various community measures were instigated.

Keywords

• Sporothrix schenckii
• sporotrichosis
• hay
• Western Australia
• dispatch
• Australia