International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) One Health Sporotrichosis Working Group Proceedings—Bogota, Colombia, 2024 INFOCUS Conference
Sporothrix brasiliensis, an emerging fungal threat, is spreading through South America with more than five countries in the Americas now reporting cases. Compared to other species, S. brasiliensis is more virulent, and its primary transmission route to humans is from direct contact with infected cats. The increasing number of cases across South America and the challenges in preventing zoonotic transmission pose a significant and growing public health concern. On November 23, 2024, the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology One Health Sporotrichosis Working Group held a symposium to discuss current challenges and potential strategies. This article represents an overview of the discussions that occurred during the symposium focusing on four broad categories: identifying and monitoring introduction of S. brasiliensis in new regions; diagnosis; treatment of humans and cats; preventing and controlling the spread of S. brasiliensis. Overarching themes from all four categories included a gap in the scientific understanding needed to effectively guide public health action and clinical care and the need for multidisciplinary collaboration to address the problem. A better understanding of the epidemiology, including transmission, and optimal diagnostics and clinical treatments, is needed. Public health activities with a One Health approach, including surveillance, health education, prevention, and control efforts, may benefit from innovative strategies that involve microbiologists, veterinarians, physicians, and public health officials.
Authors
- D.H. Aguirre
- Flávio Queiroz‐Telles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-2418)
- Maria Adelaide Millington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8060-0051)
- Carolina Melchior do Prado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0272-0709)
- Eelco F. J. Meijer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0226-024X)
- Nancy A. Chow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-9500)
- José Pereira Brunelli
- Amanda Ribeiro dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-4498)
- Dallas J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-528X)
- Giovanni Luís Breda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7092-8830)
- Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8428-7616)
- Alyson M. Cavanaugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7512-2860)
- Shawn R. Lockhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4383-5994)
- Pamela Thomson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0860-627X)
- Tom Chiller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2251-8033)
- Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2039-2438)
- Francelise Bridi Cavassin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7295-0828)
- Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cognialli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3895-1982)
- Sandro Antônio Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0614-4713)
- Rodrigo Almeida‐Paes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-6058)
- Sandro Rogério de Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0562-1610)
- Vanice Rodrigues Poester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-3861)
- Diego H. Cáceres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8749-9809)
Institutions
- Universidad Mayor (CL)
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (TZ)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (BR)
- Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (BR)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Universidad de Costa Rica (CR)
- Faculdade Brasil (BR)
- Faculdade de Administração Ciências Educação e Letras (BR)
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- Immuno-Mycologics (US)
- Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Ministério da Saúde (BR)
- Hospital de Clínicas Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
- Instituto Evandro Chagas (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
- Universidad del Rosario (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Mycology
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myaf101
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06