Sporotrichosis in domestic cats attended at the University Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Piauí
Roniuza Reneuda de ARAÚJO- Thaís Raylla Laurindo Sena BARROS
- Amanda de Oliveira MORAES
- Mariana de Lima Moreno FERNANDES
- Raizza Eveline Escórcio PINHEIRO
- Clara Cecília Azevedo SANTANA
- Silvana Maria Medeiros de Sousa SILVA
Published 2025-10-06
Keywords
- Laboratory tests,
- fungus,
- zoonosis
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Abstract
Sporotrichosis is a zoonotic infectious disease that occurs worldwide, caused by the thermodimorphic fungus Sporothrix spp. This disease affects humans and different domestic animals, with felines being the main affected species. Considering the importance of epidemiological knowledge of sporotrichosis for Public Health and
relating it to the population growth of domestic felines, and their increasingly active presence in families, the present work aims to present the series of animals treated at the University Veterinary Hospital of Federal University of Piauí (HVU/UFPI) diagnosed with sporotrichosis through cytology examination carried out in the
Animal Pathology Sector during the period from March 2023 to September 2024. Twelve cases of feline sporotrichosis were confirmed, and the macroscopic and microscopic aspects were evaluated through cytological, histopathological, and culture examinations. The animals came from the East Zone of Teresina, with
a higher occurrence in fertile adult cats, with access to the street, without distinction of sex. The cytological examination was of fundamental importance for the diagnosis of the disease. Focal and disseminated skin lesions were the most frequently observed. And, the dissemination of these data becomes relevant, since it is a zoonosis with great importance for Public Health.
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