Cutaneous Pythiosis in 2 Dogs, Italy.
Emerg Infect Dis 2023;
29:1447-1450. [PMID:
37347828 PMCID:
PMC10310393 DOI:
10.3201/eid2907.230320]
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Abstract
We report cutaneous pythiosis in 2 dogs in Italy that had recurrent exposure to the same freshwater habitat. Phylogenetic analysis placed the isolates within Pythium insidiosum complex cluster IV, corresponding to P. periculosum. In Italy, pythiosis should be considered in differential diagnoses by human and veterinary health professionals.
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