Outbreak of Sporotrichosis, Western Australia

摘要

A cluster of sporotrichosis cases occurred in the Bus-selton-Margaret River region of Western Australia from 2000 to 2003. Epidemiologic investigation and mycologic culture for Sporothrix schenckii implicated hay initially distributed through a commercial hay supplier as the source of the out-break. Declining infection rates have occurred after various community measures were instigated