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Ear Mite Infestation in Four Imported Dogs from Thailand; a Case Report
Otodectes cynotis, ear mite or ear canker mite, is the most common cause of otitis external in cats (approximately 50%) and to a lesser extent in dogs, foxes and ferrets. The mite is living on the epidermal surface of auditory canal without burrowing into the tissue and feeding on tissue fluids and...
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author | Maazi, N Jamshidi, Sh Hadadzadeh, HR |
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description | Otodectes cynotis, ear mite or ear canker mite, is the most common cause of otitis external in cats (approximately 50%) and to a lesser extent in dogs, foxes and ferrets. The mite is living on the epidermal surface of auditory canal without burrowing into the tissue and feeding on tissue fluids and debris. In most of the cases they induce hypersensitivity reactions in the host. Four puppies; Siberian husky, Cocker spaniel, Terrier and mixed Pekignese with different genders and ages were referred to the Small Animal Hospital, Veterinary Faculty of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran for routine clinical examination just after they were imported from Thailand in a timeframe between June to August 2008. Clinical examinations showed an excessive dark brown discharge in both ears. No signs of other clinical situations were observed. White moving mites were seen during otoscopy examination, the specimen of ear discharge was sent to parasitology laboratory for precise identification of genus and species. Mites were identified as Otodectes cynotis and the presence of concurrent yeast and bacterial infection was showed by laboratory examinations. Topical Amitraz solution in combination with otic antibacterial and antifungal agents were administered as the treatment. Since, all the reported cases were imported from Thailand, careful clinical examination and quarantine strategies are highly recommended at the borders. |
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spelling | pubmed-33855562012-07-17 Ear Mite Infestation in Four Imported Dogs from Thailand; a Case Report Maazi, N Jamshidi, Sh Hadadzadeh, HR Iran J Arthropod Borne Dis Case Report Otodectes cynotis, ear mite or ear canker mite, is the most common cause of otitis external in cats (approximately 50%) and to a lesser extent in dogs, foxes and ferrets. The mite is living on the epidermal surface of auditory canal without burrowing into the tissue and feeding on tissue fluids and debris. In most of the cases they induce hypersensitivity reactions in the host. Four puppies; Siberian husky, Cocker spaniel, Terrier and mixed Pekignese with different genders and ages were referred to the Small Animal Hospital, Veterinary Faculty of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran for routine clinical examination just after they were imported from Thailand in a timeframe between June to August 2008. Clinical examinations showed an excessive dark brown discharge in both ears. No signs of other clinical situations were observed. White moving mites were seen during otoscopy examination, the specimen of ear discharge was sent to parasitology laboratory for precise identification of genus and species. Mites were identified as Otodectes cynotis and the presence of concurrent yeast and bacterial infection was showed by laboratory examinations. Topical Amitraz solution in combination with otic antibacterial and antifungal agents were administered as the treatment. Since, all the reported cases were imported from Thailand, careful clinical examination and quarantine strategies are highly recommended at the borders. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3385556/ /pubmed/22808403 Text en Copyright © Iranian Society of Medical Entomology & Tehran University of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0), which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Maazi, N Jamshidi, Sh Hadadzadeh, HR Ear Mite Infestation in Four Imported Dogs from Thailand; a Case Report |
title | Ear Mite Infestation in Four Imported Dogs from Thailand; a Case Report |
title_full | Ear Mite Infestation in Four Imported Dogs from Thailand; a Case Report |
title_fullStr | Ear Mite Infestation in Four Imported Dogs from Thailand; a Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Ear Mite Infestation in Four Imported Dogs from Thailand; a Case Report |
title_short | Ear Mite Infestation in Four Imported Dogs from Thailand; a Case Report |
title_sort | ear mite infestation in four imported dogs from thailand; a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385556/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808403 |
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