A Review on Sporotrichosis and the Emergence of Sporothrix  brasiliensis as a Pathogen

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Geral. Laboratório de Glicobiologia de Eucariotos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Departments of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology and Immunology. NY, USA.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho. Laboratório de Biofísica de Fungos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Geral. Laboratório de Glicobiologia de Eucariotos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Departments of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology and Immunology. NY, USA.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho. Laboratório de Biofísica de Fungos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rede Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatologia Infecciosa. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rede Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Geral. Laboratório de Glicobiologia de Eucariotos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rede Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Departments of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology and Immunology. NY, USA.

Abstract

Purpose of Review This review explores sporotrichosis development as a disease in both cats and humans as well as options for diagnosis and treatment. This work also discusses the factors that might have culminated on the emergence of Sporothrix brasiliensis as the main etiological agent of this disease. Recent Findings Sporotrichosis is currently an epidemic in Brazil with cats acting as the primary vector of the disease. And, although molecular diagnostic techniques have been recently developed, the disease remains largely unchecked evidencing the need for novel therapeutic options as well as a more efective public health response. Summary It is becoming more evident that to manage and control sporotrichosis, a One Health approach needs to be glob‑ally adopted. In addition to that, global warming is creating increasingly favorable conditions to the emergence of fungal pathogens.

Keywords

Sporotrichosis
Sporothrix
Sporothrix brasiliensis
Sporothrix schenckii
Global warming
Climate change

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Springer Nature Switzerland

Citation

VALDEZ, Alessandro F. et al. A Review on Sporotrichosis and the Emergence of Sporothrix brasiliensis as a Pathogen. Current Tropical Medicine Reports, p. 1-10, Sept. 2023.

DOI

10.1007/s40475-023-00297-6

ISSN

2309-608X

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2030-12-31

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