Dissertação
Implementação da técnica citológica (imprint) para diagnóstico da esporotricose felina no município de Ribeirão das Neves - MG
Fecha
2022-10-10Autor
Keterlly Silva Mota de Souza
Institución
Resumen
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis that affects humans and animals, acquired by
traumatic inoculation through plant material and soil contaminated with pathogenic
species of the genus Sporothrix spp. or by bites and scratches of an animal infected by
the fungus. Initially was an occupational disease but currently is an emerging and
neglected zoonotic disease, resulting in epidemics with a serious public health problem.
The participation of the feline in the route of transmission of the disease has caused an
increase in the number of cases due to the domestic coexistence of humans and domestic
cats. The municipality of Ribeirão das Neves in Minas Gerais had its first zoonotic case
recorded in 2017. Since then, several cases of felines with suspected sporotrichosis have
been found in the aforementioned municipality. The importance of a quick and viable
diagnosis in public health units, which complements the veterinary clinical evaluation,
favors the treatment of these animals, reducing the risk of zoonotic transmission and
epizootics and consequently interfering with the dissemination of the disease. The present
study aims to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the cytopathological method using
rapid panoptic dye in the diagnosis of feline sporotrichosis to obtain a quick result. It is
vital to begin treatment as soon as possible and to promote social control measures. The
results indicate that the cytological method is effective to display yeast cells of the
characteristics of the genus Sporothrix. This study contributed to demonstrate that the
cytological technique favors the rapid diagnosis of feline sporotrichosis in order to start
treatment early, preventing the spread of the disease, reducing animal abandonment and
the number of euthanasias in the Zoonosis Control Centers, helping professionals of
health in the identification of the disease, in addition to reducing costs and impacts on the
public health of the municipality.