Cuadrado R, Maldonado-Moll J F, Segarra J
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1980 May 15;176(10 Pt 1):996-7.
In a survey of 40 adult cats in Puerto Rico, 13 (33%) were found to be infected with the gapeworm Synagamus (Mammomonogamus) ierei. Direct fecal smear and necropsy were the methods used to detect the infection. Fourteen adult worm pairs were collected in one cat; the average was four. Histologically, evidence of chronic inflammation was observed in the nasopharynx of infected cats. The parasite occurs widely in the Caribbean region. It was concluded that the similarity of the gapeworm egg with those of hookworms and the recondite location of the adult gapeworm probably explain the lack of reports on the infection.
在对波多黎各40只成年猫的一项调查中，发现13只（33%）感染了张口线虫锡纳加线虫（哺乳动物单殖吸虫）ierei。直接粪便涂片和尸检是用于检测感染的方法。在一只猫身上收集到14对成虫；平均为4对。组织学上，在受感染猫的鼻咽部观察到慢性炎症的证据。这种寄生虫在加勒比地区广泛存在。得出的结论是，张口线虫卵与钩虫卵的相似性以及成虫张口线虫的隐匿位置可能解释了关于这种感染报告的缺乏。
