Mammomonogamus auris is a free-living nematode has been reported to infect cats. M. auris is a species of nematodes in the family Syngamidae. They are parasites of the nasal sinuses and trachea of mammals.
| Mammomonogamus auris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Syngamidae |
| Genus: | Mammomonogamus |
| Species: | M. auris
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| Binomial name | |
| Mammomonogamus auris (Faust & Tang, 1934)
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Cases of M. auris infection have been reported in Asia and Micronesia (Saipan), causing otitis interna.[1]
Treatment involved saline flushing under heavy sedation. Follow-up treatment included topical thiabendazole/dexamethasone/neomycin ointment as well as selamectin.
References
edit- ^ Edgar G. Tudor; Alice C. Y. Lee; Danielle G. Armato; Dwight D. Bowman (2008). "Mammomonogamus auris infection in the middle ear of a domestic cat in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, USA". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 10 (5): 501–504. doi:10.1016/j.jfms.2008.02.007. PMID 18567524.
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