Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2025)

Emergence of Feline Sporotrichosis near Brazil Border, Argentina, 2023–2024

  • Katherina Alicia Vizcaychipi,
  • María Cecilia López-Joffre,
  • Mónica Martínez,
  • Jerson Andrés Cuéllar-Sáenz,
  • Marina Ramos,
  • Celeste Agüero,
  • Natalia Olsina,
  • Emanuel Grassi,
  • Esteban Couto,
  • Jorge Mendoza,
  • Carolina Melchior do Prado,
  • Jorge Pablo Castillo,
  • Mabel D. Giménez,
  • Karen E. DeMatteo,
  • Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez,
  • Mariana Viale,
  • Adriana Toranzo,
  • Cristina Elena Canteros

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3105.241882
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 5
pp. 1045 – 1048

Abstract

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We describe a large urban outbreak of feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis fungi in Argentina. Over a 7-month period in Puerto Iguazú, which borders Brazil, we identified culture-proven sporotrichosis in 9 cases across 7 households. Public health officials should coordinate cross-border One Health actions and institute context-specific interventions.

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