Prevalence of ectoparasites in a population of feral cats from north central Florida during the summer

Akucewich, Lisa; Philman, Kendra; Clark, Abby; Gillespie, Jeromey; Kunkle, Gail A.; Nicklin, Constance F.; Greiner, Ellis C.

doi:10.1016/s0304-4017(02)00205-4

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“…A study of 161 domestic cats in Greece reported that 25.5 % of animals were found to be infested with O. cynotis (Sotiraki et al 2001). A higher prevalence (37 %) of ear mite infestation was detected in Florida (Akucewich et al 2002).…”

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Assessment of the Ear Mite (Otodectes cynotis) Infestation and the Efficacy of an Imidacloprid plus Moxidectin Combination in the Treatment of Otoacariosis in a Hungarian Cat Shelter

2007

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Two separated field studies were carried out in Hungary to assess Otodectes cynotis infestation and to evaluate the efficacy of 10 % imidacloprid and 1.0 % moxidectin spot-on for cats against ear mites in a cat shelter. Mite infestation was studied with direct, otoscopic examination of the external ear canals and with the presence or absence of live mites in samples taken with cotton-tipped swabs from both ears of each animal. Fifteen out of 100 cats selected randomly were found to be infested. Seven animals showed severe clinical signs of otitis externa consistent with O. cynotis infestation. These cats were restless, shaking their heads and scratching their ears. Alopecia, wounds caused by self-injuries and dermatitis were seen in and around the ears of the two cats having most severe clinical signs. The other infested cats did not show any clinical signs, only dark brown exudates ranging from moist and waxy to crumbly and flaky accumulated at the deeper part of the external ear canals.Ten cats were randomly assigned to the treatment group and five animals to the untreated control group. Each cat of the treated group was weighed and treated with the recommended dosage of 10 % imidacloprid and 1.0% moxidectin spot-on on day 0. Only those three cats were found to be infested with live ear mites on day 9, which had showed the most severe clinical signs of otitis externa before treatment. The black-brown cerumen or scab was drier in their ear canals than nine days earlier. Some live and dead mites were found only by microscopic examination of aural debris. The efficacy of 10 % imidacloprid and 1.0% moxidectin against O. cynotis was 100 % on days 16 and 30. Direct and otoscopic examinations of both ears of treated animals could not reveal mite movement. A very small amount of S35 dry material was found in the ear canals of the formerly most affected cats. No or some dried up mites occurred in samples taken with cotton-tipped swabs from all cats which had no clinical signs of otoacariosis. The external ear canals of untreated cats continued to contain large amounts of dark brown, waxy cerumen and their ear swab samples contained live ear mites until the end of study.

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Assessment of the Ear Mite (Otodectes cynotis) Infestation and the Efficacy of an Imidacloprid plus Moxidectin Combination in the Treatment of Otoacariosis in a Hungarian Cat Shelter

2007

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“…To the best of our knowledge, there is no specific data regarding infestation of cats with ticks from Iran. However, infestation of cats by Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes hexagonus, Ixodes canisuga, Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis and Rhipicephalus sanguineus is reported from other countries of the world (Akucewich et al 2002;Nijhof et al 2007;Xhaxhiu et al 2009;Mendes-de-Almeida et al 2010).…”

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A survey on endoparasites and ectoparasites of stray cats from Mashhad (Iran) and association with risk factors

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As there appeared to be no data available on parasite infection of stray cats in the region and considering the potential threat of stray cats for animal and public health, the present study was carried out using biological samples and necropsy finding collected from cats captured in Mashhad city in the northeast of Iran. From a total 52 stray cats examined, 18 (34.6%) were male and 34 (65.4%) were female. Ten species of endoparasites including helminthes and protozoa and two species of ectoparasites were detected in the examined cats. There were two protozoa, five cestodes, three nematodes and two arthropods. Overall 46 cats (88.46%) have been infected with at least one of the parasites. The following parasites, with their respective prevalence, were found; Nematoda: Toxocara cati 28.84%, Toxocara leonina 7.69%, Physaloptera praeputialis 3.84%; Cestoda: Dipylidium caninum 23.08%, Mesocestoides lineatus 13.46%, Taenia taeniaformis 9.6%, Joyeuxiella echinorhyncoides 7.6% and Taenia hydatigena 1.92%; Protozoa: I. felis 23.7%, Haemobartonella felis 1.92%; Arthropoda: Ctenocephalides felis 1.92% and Cheyletiella blakei 1.92%. Based on our data, there was no significant difference in infection rate between male and female animals. However, the age of the cats were found to be an important risk factor associated with parasitic infection. Our results revealed that zoonotic agents, namely T. cati were present in stray cat colonies in the investigated area. In this respect, appropriate control measures should be taken and it is recommended to determine the most appropriate preventive methods.

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“…The infestation had a characteristic appearance like outer ear canal was filled with various amounts of a dry, dark, red-brown substance [9,11] . Approximately 85.4% of infested cats have been observed to have abnormal ear secretion, and 41.5% suffer from mechanical irritation caused by the parasite [9,11,21] . We found an association with symptoms (pruritus, ear discharge) and infestation, however rarely some cases can be asymptomatic [9,21,22] .…”

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“…The prevalence of Otodectes cynotis in cats has been reported at 25.5%-29% in Greece and London and 22.5%-37% of feral cats in the United States [8][9][10] . In the present study, the prevalence of Otodectes cynotis infestation was 27.7%, similar to previous findings.…”

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Kedi Kulak Uyuzu (Otodectes cynotis) Sıklığı İle İlgili Faktörler

ACAR¹,

Yipel²

2015

Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg

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Otodectes cynotis is an important, highly prevalent ectoparasite responsible for approximately 50% to 84% of otitis externa infestations in cats. This study investigates the factors related to the frequency of infestations in cats in Alanya, Antalya. A total of 105 cats underwent physical examination including ear examination with otoscope. Otodectes cynotis infections were found in 28 cats (27.7%). Cats were categorized by sex, age (<1 years, 1-4 years, >4 years), lifestyle (indoors alone, indoors with other pets, outdoors), and clinical symptoms (pruritus, erythema, ulceration, ear discharge, pain) to reveal the association of risk factors with using chi-square tests. Statistically significant differences were between lifestyle and infestation (P<0.05). Keywords: Cat, Ear mite, Otodectes cynotis, Risk factors, Turkey Kedi Kulak Uyuzu (Otodectes cynotis) Sıklığı İle İlgili Faktörler ÖzetOtodectes cynotis; kedilerde görülen otitis externa etiyolojisi içerisinde önemli bir yeri olan ve prevalansı (%50-84) oldukça yüksek paraziter bir enfestasyondur. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'deki kedilerde görülen Oc enfestasyonunun sıklığını etkileyen faktörler araştırılmıştır. Toplamda 105 kedinin her iki kulak kanalında fiziksel ve otoskopik muayeneleri yapılmış ve 28 kedide Oc enfestasyonu tespit edilmiştir (%27.7). Kediler cinsiyet, yaş (<1 yaş, 1-4 yaş, >4 yaş), yaşam tarzları (evde yalnız, evde diğer pet hayvanları ile, dışarıda) ve klinik semptomlar (kaşıntı, eritem, ülserasyon, kulak akıntısı, ağrı) yönünden kategorize edilmiş ve ki-kare testleri kullanılarak bu risk faktörlerinin enfestasyon ile ilişkisi ortaya konmuştur. Yaşam tarzı ve enfestasyon arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur (P<0.05).

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Prevalence of ectoparasites in a population of feral cats from north central Florida during the summer

Cited by 98 publications

References 16 publications

Assessment of the Ear Mite (Otodectes cynotis) Infestation and the Efficacy of an Imidacloprid plus Moxidectin Combination in the Treatment of Otoacariosis in a Hungarian Cat Shelter

Assessment of the Ear Mite (Otodectes cynotis) Infestation and the Efficacy of an Imidacloprid plus Moxidectin Combination in the Treatment of Otoacariosis in a Hungarian Cat Shelter

A survey on endoparasites and ectoparasites of stray cats from Mashhad (Iran) and association with risk factors

Kedi Kulak Uyuzu (Otodectes cynotis) Sıklığı İle İlgili Faktörler

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