...or contamination of even minor skin wounds by infected hay and sphagnum moss.(826–830)
I don't have free access to any of these publications. They do list references. The publications might be available in a nearby university library.
I don't know how common this is in North America. I was taught sporotrichosis is a well-known disease often inoculated by rose thorn punctures. I've had tens of thousands of rose thorn punctures and never had an issue. Maybe that's because my ambient humidity is low.