Guia prático para enfrentamento da esporotricose felina em Minas Gerais

Abstract

Sporotrichosis, a fungal disease caused by Sporothrix spp., is an important mycosis that affects mammals. It is associated with zoonotic transmission by infected domestic felines, with cases reported in worldwide. Its occurrence in Brazil is mainly at the Southeast and several states in other regions of the country. In Belo Horizonte, MG, the occurrence of the disease in cats reported by the municipal zoonosis control service since 2015, and currently, cases in animals and humans have been growing, and some people have presented severe forms of the disease. The infected cat transmits sporotrichosis usually by contact, scratching or biting, allowing inoculation of the fungus in the host. The laboratory tests are essential for diagnosis and performed by cytology, histopathology or culture (gold standard). Sporotrichosis treatment with antifungal drugs. Confrontation of outbreaks associated with feline transmission depends on methodologies that include diagnosis and treatment of cases. Also, include health education and responsible care, castration of cats and restriction of movement of animals, keeping them domiciled, and the appropriate destination of cadaver. This review aims to elucidate information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, as well as on the prevention and control of zoonotic transmission of sporotrichosis, especially by cats.