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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Syngamidae
Genus: Mammomonogamus
Species:
M. auris
Binomial name
Mammomonogamus auris
(Faust & Tang, 1934)

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

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  1. ^ 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. PMC 11271231. PMID 18567524.