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==Introduction==
[[Image:Coital exanthema donkey.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>Coital exanthema in the perineum of a jenny that presumably developed some weeks after an infected mating. (Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]
The donkey is susceptible to '''EHV 3 infection (coital exanthema)''' and this is usually regarded as a transient venereal infection.
==Clinical Signs==
It can affect the penis of the breeding male and the perineal skin and vulva of the jenny. The classical symptoms are an '''acute,
florid inflammatory response''' with '''transient vesicles''' and '''secondary infection''' some days after coitus.
==Treatment==
Treatment is limited to '''topical application of soothing antibacterial creams''' and, if the area is significantly
painful, '''human haemorrhoid creams''' are useful because they contain antibiotic and local anaesthetics.
Sexual rest is important because it can spread rapidly, and a rest for up to three weeks will usually allow the stallion to
recover and become noninfectious.
==Control==
There does seem to be a '''carrier status in the males''' in which immunity is solid for some years.
Many [[Herpesviridae|Herpes virus]] infections have a latent capacity and so '''recrudescence''' is likely.
==References==
* Knottenbelt, D. (2008) Skin disorders In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 8
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