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. 2015 Jan 29;35:1–20. doi: 10.3767/003158515X687416

Table 5.

Overview of published cases and case series of sporotrichosis with possible identification on the basis of regional sequence data.

Species Year Country n Host M/F pre-ponderance Climate Occupation Probable transmission Clinical form (D, F, LC, SYS, other) Reference
S. brasiliensis 1989 Brazil 5 Human Warm, humid Cat owner, veterinarian Cat LC Larsson et al. 1989
1998 Brazil 1 Human M Warm, humid D Al-Tawfiq & Wools 1998
2001 Brazil 66 Human F Warm, humid Cat F, LC Barros et al. 2001
2003 Brazil 24 Human F Warm, humid Housewife Cat D Barros et al. 2003
2004 Brazil 178 Human F Warm, humid Housewife, student Cat D, F, LC Barros et al. 2004
2005 Brazil 304 Human M Warm, humid Farmer, teacher, student F, LC da Rosa et al. 2005
2005 Brazil 2 Human F Warm, humid Cat Conjunctiva, F Schubach et al. 2005
2006 Brazil 2 Human M Warm, humid Arthritis Appenzeller et al. 2006
2008 Brazil 81 Child F Warm, humid Cat LC Barros et al. 2008a
2008 Brazil 94 Human F Warm, humid Housewife Cat D, F, LC, SYS arros et al. 2008b
2008 Brazil 759 Human F Warm, humid Car Schubach et al. 2008
2010 Brazil 10 Human M Warm, humid Farmer Armadillo hunting F, LC Alves et al. 2010
2011 Brazil 5 Human F Warm, humid Cat LC Costa et al. 2011
2012 Brazil 1848 Human F Warm, humid Cat Silva et al. 2012
2012 Brazil 21 Human (HIV) M Warm, humid D, F, LC Freitas et al. 2012
2012 Brazil 92 Cat Warm, humid D, F, SYS Madrid et al. 2012
11 Dog M Warm, humid F, D, LC
2013 Brazil 4 Human F Warm, humid Cat F with dacryocystitis Freitas et al. 2013
2014 Brazil 3804 Cat Warm, humid Pereira et al. 2014
S. globosa 1982 China 273 Human Cool Worker in paper factory Decaying reed F, LC Wang & Sun 1982
1986 China 232 Human F Warm, humid Wu 1986
1997 China 142 Human Cool F, LC Jin et al. 1997
1998 China 400 Human F Cool Farmer Reed F, LC Song et al. 1998
1999 China 237 Human Warm, humid Ran et al. 1999
2005 China 224 Human Cool F, LC Yang et al. 2005
2007 China 48 Human Cool F, LC Gao et al. 2007
2008 China 447 Human Cool F, LC Zhang & Lin 2008
2008 China 226 Human Cool F, LC Fu et al. 2008
2011 China 585 Human Cool F, LC Li et al. 2011
2011 China 15 Infant F Cool F, LC Song et al. 2011
2013 China 457 Human F Cool D, F, LC Song et al. 2013
1992 India 1 Human F Cool Pulmonary Padhye et al. 1992
1994 India 12 Human F Humid Farmer LC Chakrabarti et al. 1994
1998 India 17 Human M Cool Khaitan et al. 1998
1999 India 25 Human F Cool, humid Horticulture, forest, farming Ghosh et al. 1999
2007 India 21 Human F Cool, humid F, LC Mehta et al. 2007
2008 India 9 Human F Cool Agarwal et al. 2008
2009 India 1 Human M Cool Medical attendant Cat LC Yegneswaran et al. 2009
2011 India 224 Human F Cool, humid Plant F, LC Bhutia et al. 2011
2012 India 1 Human F Cool F Tilak et al. 2012
2012 India 305 Human F Cool, humid F, LC Verma et al. 2012
1986 Japan 200 Human F Cool Farmer Plant F, LC Itoh et al. 1986
2009 Japan 155 Human 1/1 Cool F, LC Takenaka et al. 2009
1990 Malaysia 5 Human M Warm, humid Vet student, cat owner Cat LC Zamri-Saad et al. 1990
2012 Malaysia 19 Human F Warm, humid D, F, LC Tang et al. 2012
2005 Laos 1 Human F Warm, humid Farmer Wood LC Newton et al. 2005
S. mexicana 2011 Portugal 1 Human M Warm, dry D Dias et al.2011
S. schenckii 1940 South Africa 3000 Human Warm, humid Untreated mine wood Helm & Berman 1947
1997 South Africa 154 Human M Cool, dry Recreational, farmer F, LC Vismer & Hull 1997
2010 Brazil 120 Dog Warm, humid Barros et al. 2010
1965 USA 148 Human M Temperate Nursery Plant thorn Alessio et al. 1965
1977 USA 1 Human F Temperate Lab technician Yeast of Sporothrix F Thompson & Kaplan 1977
1978 USA 17 Human M Temperate Forestry worker Sphagnum moss Pulmonary Powell et al. 1978
1987 USA 1 Human M Temperate SYS Gullberg et al. 1987
1991 USA 84 Human M Temperate Forestry worker Sphagnum moss Dixon et al. 1991
1992 USA 1 Human F Temperate Lab technician Yeast of Sporothrix F Cooper et al. 1992
1997 USA 9 Human M Temperate Tree nursery Sphagnum moss LC Hajjeh et al. 1997
1997 USA 5 Human M Temperate Hay bale Dooley et al. 1997
2002 USA 1 Human M Temperate Fire ant LC Miller & Keeling 2002
2003 USA 1 Infant F Temperate F, larynx Khabie et al. 2003
2007 USA 1 Human(HIV) M Temperate D Vilela et al. 2007
2007 USA 1 Dog F Temperate F Whittemore & Webb 2007
2009 USA 14 Cat Temperate F, D, LC Crothers et al. 2009
4 Dog Temperate F, D, LC
4 Horse Temperate F, LC
1 Donkey Temperate LC
2009 USA 1 Infant Temperate F Tlougan et al. 2009
2011 USA 1 Human F Temperate Cat F Rees & Swartzberg 2011
1998 Australia 16 Human M Warm, dry Mouldy hay F, LC Conias & Wilson 1998
2007 Australia 11 Human M Warm, dry Hay Feeney et al. 2007
2012 Australia 31 Human M Humid Plant debris Sivagnanam et al. 2012
2013 Australia 86 Human (lower immune) Warm, dry Pulmonary Aung et al. 2013
1994 Mexico 4 Human Rust-stained tent Campos et al. 1994
2001 Mexico 50 Human F Farmer, housewife LC Espinosa-Texis et al. 2001
2006 Mexico 55 Human M F, LC Macotela-Ruiz & Nochebuena-Ramos 2006
2007 Mexico 25 Child Plant, soil, squirrel, cat, rat D, F, LC Bonifaz et al. 2007
2007 Mexico 13 Human M LC Arenas et al. 2007
1943 Uruguay 46 Human M Cool, humid Mackinnon 1943
1969 Uruguay 157 Human M Warm Armadillo Mackinnon et al. 1969
2004 Uruguay 42 Human M Warm Armadillo F, LC Civila et al. 2004
2000 Peru 238 Human M Cool, dry Farmer, student, housewife, infant D, F, LC Pappas et al. 2000
2011 Peru 20 Human M Cool, dry F Ramírez-Soto et al. 2011
2010 Columbia 60 Human M Warm, humid Farmer F, LC Rubio et al. 2010
2013 Venezuela 87 Human M Warm, humid Farmer, student, housewife Plant, insect, metal F, LC Mata-Essayag et al. 2013

NC = No comparison; NK = Not known; D = disseminated; F = fixed; LC = lymphocutaneous; SYS = systemic; S = Sporothrix.