Sporotrichosis Cluster in Domestic Cats and Veterinary Technician, Kansas, USA, 2022

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May;30(5):1053-1055. doi: 10.3201/eid3005.231563.

Abstract

We describe a feline sporotrichosis cluster and zoonotic transmission between one of the affected cats and a technician at a veterinary clinic in Kansas, USA. Increased awareness of sporotrichosis and the potential for zoonotic transmission could help veterinary professionals manage feline cases and take precautions to prevent human acquisition.

Keywords: Kansas; One Health; Sporothrix schenckii; Sporotrichosis; animal health; cat-transmitted sporotrichosis; domestic cats; fungal infection; fungi; occupational health; technician; veterinary; zoonoses; zoonotic disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animal Technicians
  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Cat Diseases* / microbiology
  • Cat Diseases* / transmission
  • Cats
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kansas / epidemiology
  • Sporothrix / genetics
  • Sporothrix / isolation & purification
  • Sporotrichosis* / epidemiology
  • Sporotrichosis* / microbiology
  • Sporotrichosis* / transmission
  • Sporotrichosis* / veterinary
  • Zoonoses* / epidemiology
  • Zoonoses* / microbiology
  • Zoonoses* / transmission