A prospective study on insect bite hypersensitivity in horses exported from Iceland into Switzerland

A prospective study on insect bite hypersensitivity in horses exported from Iceland into Switzerland

Abstract Background Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is an IgE-mediated dermatitis caused by bites of Culicoides spp., which occurs frequently in horses imported from Iceland to continental Europe. IBH does not occur in Iceland because Culicoides species that bite horses are not present. However,...

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Main Authors: Sigurbjörg Torsteinsdottir, Stephan Scheidegger, Silvia Baselgia, Sigridur Jonsdottir, Vilhjalmur Svansson, Sigridur Björnsdottir, Eliane Marti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Culicoides
Icelandic horses
Insect bite hypersensitivity
Simulium
Sulfidoleukotriene release assay
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-018-0425-1

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