Abstract
Sporotrichosis is an emerging zoonosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From 1998 to 2003, 497 humans and 1,056 cats with culture-proven sporotrichosis were studied. A total of 421 patients, 67.4% with a history of a scratch or bite, reported contact with cats that had sporotrichosis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Animals
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Bites and Stings / microbiology
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Cat Diseases / diagnosis
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Cat Diseases / microbiology*
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Cat Diseases / transmission*
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Cats
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Humans
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Sporotrichosis / diagnosis
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Sporotrichosis / transmission*
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Sporotrichosis / veterinary*
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Time Factors
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Urban Population
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Zoonoses / microbiology*
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Zoonoses / transmission*