Household outbreak of sporotrichosis: towards the One Health approach

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Elisa Helena Paz Andrade, Camila Valgas Bastos, Afonso Vieira da Silva, Simone Magela Moreira, Taiza Gonçalves de Araújo Costa, Lauranne Alves Salvato, Salene Angelini Colombo, Camila Stefanie Fonseca de Oliveira, Danielle Ferreira de Magalhães Soares, Kelly Moura Keller, Maria Isabel de Azevedo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
• Subjects: Contact tracing; Cat; Epidemiology; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0021-2022; https://doaj.org/article/487618136de7491c8c1e07c9e8864328

ABSTRACT Although sporotrichosis requires a broad approach for control, few reports have described the relationship between the index case and secondary contacts. In the present work, we report an outbreak involving a woman, a dog, and two cats from the same household environment, including the clinical and epidemiological aspects and outcomes, and discuss the importance of a One Health approach to face this neglected disease. The joint efforts of professionals such as veterinarians and physicians are essential for early diagnosis and surveillance, which contributes to the rapid identification and control of zoonotic sporotrichosis outbreaks.