Intradermal testing of horses with and without insect bite hypersensitivity in the Netherlands using an extract of native Culicoides species

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 607-614

  Sloet Van Oldruitenborgh Oosterbaan, Marianne M ^a   Van Poppel, Miriam ^a   De Raat, Inge J ^a   Van Den Boom, Robin ^a   Savelkoul, Huub F J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; SKIN DISEASE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; NETHERLANDS; SKIN DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

CULICOIDES NUBECULOSUS; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS; EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 73149090083     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00832.x     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Anderson GS, Belton P, Kleider N. The hypersensitivity of horses to Culicoides bites in British Colombia. Canadian Veterinary Journal 1988 29 : 718 723.
2. Broström H, Larsson A, Troedsson M. Allergic dermatitis (sweet itch) of Icelandic horses in Sweden: an epidemiological study. Equine Veterinary Journal 1987 19 : 229 236.
3. Halldórsdóttir S, Larsen HJ. An epidemiological study of summer eczema in Icelandic horses in Norway. Equine Veterinary Journal 1991 23 : 296 299.
4. Scott DW, Miller WH Jr. Insect hypersensitivity. Equine Dermatology. St. Louis, W.B. Saunders, 2003 : 458 467.
5. Larsen HJ, Bakke SH, Mehl R. Intradermal challenge of Icelandic horses in Norway and Iceland with extracts of Culicoides spp. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 1988 29 : 311 314.
6. Steinman A, Peer G, Klement E. Epidemiological study of Culicoides hypersensitivitiy in horses in Israel. Veterinary Record 2003 152 : 748 751.
7. Baker KP, Quinn PJ. A report on clinical aspects and histopathology of sweet itch. Equine Veterinary Journal 1978 10 : 243 248.
8. Braverman Y, Ungar-Waron H, Frith K et al. Epidemiological and immunological studies of sweet itch in horses in Israel. Veterinary Record 1983 112 : 521 524.
9. Greiner EC, Fadok VA, Rabin EB. Equine Culicoides hypersensitivity in Florida: biting midges collected in light traps near horses. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 1988 2 : 129 135.
10. Halldórsdóttir S, Larsen HJ, Mehl R. Intradermal challenge of Icelandic horses with extracts of four species of the genus Culicoides. Research in Veterinary Science 1989 47 : 283 287.
11. Morrow AN, Quinn PJ, Baker KP. Allergic skin reactions in the horse: response to Intradermal challenge with fractionated Culicoides. Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin Reihe B 1986 33 : 508 517.
12. Morris DO, Lindborg S. Determination of 'irritant' threshold concentrations for intradermal testing with allergenic insect extracts in normal horses. Veterinary Dermatology 2003 14 : 31 6.
13. Mullens BA, Owen JP, Heft DE et al. Culicoides and other biting flies on the Palos Verdes Peninsula of Southern California, and their possible relationship to equine dermatitis. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 2005 21 : 90 5.
14. Quinn PJ, Baker KP, Morrow AN. Sweet itch: responses of clinically normal and affected horses to intradermal challenge with extracts of biting insects. Equine Veterinary Journal 1983 15 : 266 272.
15. Riek RF. Studies on allergic dermatitis (Queensland itch) of the horse: the aetiology of the disease. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 1954 5 : 109 129.
16. Ungar-Waron H, Braverman Y, Gluckman A et al. Immunogenicity and allergenicity of Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) extracts. Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin Reihe B 1990 37 : 64 72.
17. Perris EE. Parasitic dermatoses that cause pruritus in horses. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice 1995 11 : 11 28.
18. Riek RF. Studies on allergic dermatitis (Queensland Itch) of the horse, I and II. Australian Veterinary Journal 1953 29 : 177 187.
19. Fadok VA. Update on equine allergies. Veterinary Allergy & Clinical Immunology 1997 5 : 68 76.
20. Rosenkrantz WS, Griffin CE, Esch RE et al. Responses in horses to intradermal challenge of insects and environmental allergens with specific immunotherapy. In : Hillier A, Foster AP, Kwochka KW eds. Advances in Veterinary Dermatology. Volume 5. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, 2005 : 191 200.
21. Anderson GS, Belton P, Kleider N. Culicoides obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as a causal agent of Culicoides hypersensitivity (sweet itch) in British Columbia. Journal of Medical Entomology 1991 28 : 685 693.
22. Langner KFA, Darpel KA, Drolet BS et al. Comparison of cellular and humoral immunoassays for the assessment of summer eczema in horses. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 2008 122 : 126 137.
23. Ferroglio E, Pregel P, Accossato A et al. Equine Culicoides hypersensitivity: evaluation of a skin test and of a humoral response. Journal of Veterinary Medicine A 2006 53 : 30 3.
24. Kolm-Stark G, Wagner R. Intradermal skin testing in Icelandic horses in Austria. Equine Veterinary Journal 2002 34 : 405 410.
25. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan MM. Advances in diagnosis and management of Culicoides hypersensitivity. Proceedings of the Annual Congress of the British Equine Veterinary Association. Birmingham : BEVA, 2006 : 176 177.
26. De Raat IJ, van den Boom R, van Poppel M et al. The effect of a topical insecticide containing permethrin on the number of Culicoides midges caught near horses with and without insect bite hypersensitivity in the Netherlands. Tijdschrift voor Diergeneesgeneeskunde 2008 133 : 838 842.
27. Van der Rijt R, Van den Boom R, Jongema Y et al. Culicoides species attracted to horses with and without insect hypersensitivity. Veterinary Journal 2008 178 : 91 7.
28. Stevens DP, Henderson D, Vlaminck K et al. High-cis permethrin for the control of sweet itch on horses. Veterinary Record 1988 122 : 308.
29. Lebis C, Bourdeau P, Marzin-Keller F. Intradermal skin tests in equine dermatology: a study of 83 horses. Equine Veterinary Journal 2002 34 : 666 672.
30. Evans AG, Paradis MR, O'Callaghan M. Intradermal testing of horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and recurrent urticaria. American Journal of Veterinary Research 1992 53 : 203 208.