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| Title |
Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals a High Prevalence of Sporothrix brasiliensis in Feline Sporotrichosis Outbreaks
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| Published in |
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002281 |
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| Authors |
Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Marcus de Melo Teixeira, G. Sybren de Hoog, Tânia Maria Pacheco Schubach, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Geisa Ferreira Fernandes, Leila Maria Lopes Bezerra, Maria Sueli Felipe, Zoilo Pires de Camargo |
| Abstract |
Sporothrix schenckii, previously assumed to be the sole agent of human and animal sporotrichosis, is in fact a species complex. Recently recognized taxa include S. brasiliensis, S. globosa, S. mexicana, and S. luriei, in addition to S. schenckii sensu stricto. Over the last decades, large epidemics of sporotrichosis occurred in Brazil due to zoonotic transmission, and cats were pointed out as key susceptible hosts. In order to understand the eco-epidemiology of feline sporotrichosis and its role in human sporotrichosis a survey was conducted among symptomatic cats. Prevalence and phylogenetic relationships among feline Sporothrix species were investigated by reconstructing their phylogenetic origin using the calmodulin (CAL) and the translation elongation factor-1 alpha (EF1α) loci in strains originated from Rio de Janeiro (RJ, n = 15), Rio Grande do Sul (RS, n = 10), Paraná (PR, n = 4), São Paulo (SP, n =3) and Minas Gerais (MG, n = 1). Our results showed that S. brasiliensis is highly prevalent among cats (96.9%) with sporotrichosis, while S. schenckii was identified only once. The genotype of Sporothrix from cats was found identical to S. brasiliensis from human sources confirming that the disease is transmitted by cats. Sporothrix brasiliensis presented low genetic diversity compared to its sister taxon S. schenckii. No evidence of recombination in S. brasiliensis was found by split decomposition or PHI-test analysis, suggesting that S. brasiliensis is a clonal species. Strains recovered in states SP, MG and PR share the genotype of the RJ outbreak, different from the RS clone. The occurrence of separate genotypes among strains indicated that the Brazilian S. brasiliensis epidemic has at least two distinct sources. We suggest that cats represent a major host and the main source of cat and human S. brasiliensis infections in Brazil. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 29% |
| Argentina | 1 | 14% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 206 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 48 | 23% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 7% |
| Researcher | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 38 | 18% |
| Unknown | 53 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 41 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 12% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 21 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 18 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 35 | 17% |
| Unknown | 58 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 February 2023.
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#996
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