Epidemiological, clinical and diagnostic aspects of sheep conidiobolomycosis in Brazil

Ciência Rural

Santurio, Janio Morais³  Sangioni, Luís Antonio³  Weiblen, Carla³  Botton, Sônia de Avila³  Dutra, Valéria²  Godoy, Isabela de²  Nakazato, Luciano²  Pereira, Daniela Isabel Brayer¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil;Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil

关键词:  Fungal infection;    ovine;    zygomycosis;    Conidiobolus spp;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0103-8478cr20150935

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria * Centro de Ciencias Rurais

【 摘 要 】

:Conidiobolomycosis is an emerging disease caused by fungi of the cosmopolitan genusConidiobolus . Particular strains ofConidiobolus coronatus, Conidiobolus incongruusandConidiobolus lamprauges , mainly from tropical or sub-tropical origin, cause the mycosis in humans and animals, domestic or wild. Lesions are usually granulomatous and necrotic in character, presenting two clinical forms: rhinofacial and nasopharyngeal. This review includes the main features of the disease in sheep, with an emphasis on the epidemiology, clinical aspects, and diagnosis of infections caused by Conidiobolusspp. in Brazil. In this country, the disease is endemic in the Northeast and Midwest, affecting predominantly woolless sheep breeds and occasioning death in the majority of the studied cases. The species responsible for infections of sheep are C. coronatusand C. lampraugesand the predominant clinical presentation is nasopharyngeal. These fungal infections are very important, since they compromise the health status of the sheep flock and cause serious economic losses to the sheep industry. Thus, research is needed to investigate faster tools for diagnosis and effective methods for the control and treatment of conidiobolomycosis.

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