Territorial heterogeneity of feline sporotrichosis in an urban endemic setting in southern Brazil during a major flood period
Preventive Veterinary Medicine·
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2026.106919
- PMID
- 42184724
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W7162090968
- Study type
- Cross-sectional study
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The observations highlight how environmental shifts and animal mobility influence pathogen presence in urban environments. Structured monitoring frameworks could assist local health authorities in tracking similar zoonotic trends.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
Investigates the epidemiological features and geographic spread of feline sporotrichosis in an urban Brazilian municipality during a significant flooding period.
Study design
An observational analytical investigation analyzing diagnostic culture results and structured survey data collected over a nine-month interval.
Population and setting
Domestic cats presenting with clinical suspicion of infection within the municipality of Guaíba, southern Brazil, from January 2024 through August 2025.
Main findings
Culture positivity occurred in roughly thirty percent of the evaluated animals. Cats with outdoor access, roaming habits, or temporary shelter arrangements showed higher infection odds compared to strictly indoor peers. Geographic clustering was evident across neighborhoods, and case reporting increased after a May 2024 flood.
Public-health relevance
The observations highlight how environmental shifts and animal mobility influence pathogen presence in urban environments. Structured monitoring frameworks could assist local health authorities in tracking similar zoonotic trends.
Important limitations
The cohort consists exclusively of clinically suspected animals rather than a random community sample, potentially affecting representativeness. Certain multivariate estimates lacked statistical precision due to small subgroup counts.
GIDS interpretation
This article supplies background information on how hydrological events and residential geography correlate with feline disease distribution in an established endemic zone. It serves as a reference point for historical pattern recognition rather than indicating active monitoring alerts.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 9 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.