Co-infection with feline retrovirus is related to changes in immunological parameters of cats with sporotrichosis.

Co-infection with feline retrovirus is related to changes in immunological parameters of cats with sporotrichosis.

Feline sporotrichosis due to Sporothrix brasiliensis is frequently severe and often correlated to zoonotic transmission. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) cause immunodeficiency in cats; no association has been identified with critical cases of sporotrichosis. More...

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Main Authors: Luisa Helena Monteiro de Miranda, Marina Meli, Fátima Conceição-Silva, Marilisa Novacco, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Sarah Sugiarto, Érica Guerino Dos Reis, Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207644

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207644

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