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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASPERGILLOSIS IN CATS AND HUMAN OTOMYCOSIS OF PETS' OWNERS IN ASSIUT CITY

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Microbiology, mycology and immunology

Abstract

Fungus is considered a neglected zoonotic agent that transmitted naturally between animals and man causing various degrees of severity with attendant public health consequences. The growing interest in keeping pets in our houses gives rise to this problem. Otomycosis is a superficial fungal infection in the outer ear canal. The same zoonotic fungi isolated from pets were isolated from the ears of pets' owners. Morphological typing and identification of isolated fungus from 20 cats' hair reveal the presence of Aspergillus flavus isolated from all cases 20 (100%) and Aspergillus nidulans in 15 (75%) and another species of fungi were isolated. Morphological typing and identification of isolated fungus from ear swabs of pets ownership patients reveal 14/35 (40%). Isolates were mixed infection of Aspergillus flavus with Aspergillus nidulans, while Aspergillus sydowii was seen alone in 9/35 (25.7%) patients. Mixed infection with bacteria appeared in Aspergillusflavus 8/35 (22.9%) and in Aspergillus sydowii 4/35 (11.4%). The aim of our study is to warn pet owners that pets carrying fungal zoonotic agents on their hair cause some infections for their owners as otomycosis.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2022.145761.1067

Keywords

Otomycosis, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus nidulans, pets

Authors

First Name

AML

Last Name

MOKHTAR

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Affiliation

Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Vet. Medicine, Aswan University

Email

amlmokhtar2011@hotmail.com

City

assuit

Orcid

0000-0001-9072-1757

Volume

68

Article Issue

175

Related Issue

37629

Issue Date

2022-10-01

Receive Date

2022-06-23

Publish Date

2022-10-01

Page Start

49

Page End

57

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_268272.html

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5

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Research article

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1,840

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Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASPERGILLOSIS IN CATS AND HUMAN OTOMYCOSIS OF PETS' OWNERS IN ASSIUT CITY

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Created At

23 Jan 2023