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==Insect hypersensitivity==
 
==Insect hypersensitivity==
 
[[Image:Allergic dermatitis donkey.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>The legs of a donkey showing a severe pruritic allergic dermatitis due to the presence of [[Mange - Donkey|chorioptes mites]]. Selftrauma leads to progressive irritation and more self-trauma.(Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]
 
[[Image:Allergic dermatitis donkey.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>The legs of a donkey showing a severe pruritic allergic dermatitis due to the presence of [[Mange - Donkey|chorioptes mites]]. Selftrauma leads to progressive irritation and more self-trauma.(Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]
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Insect hypersensitivity occurs in donkeys, but is not often the typical
 
Insect hypersensitivity occurs in donkeys, but is not often the typical
 
[[Midges - Donkey|‘sweet itch’ syndrome]] seen in horses. In D. Knottenbelt’s experience, many
 
[[Midges - Donkey|‘sweet itch’ syndrome]] seen in horses. In D. Knottenbelt’s experience, many
of the cases suffer from sensitivity to biting flies other than [[Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae|''Culicoides spp.'']]
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of the cases suffer from sensitivity to biting flies other than [[Ceratopogonidae|''Culicoides spp.'']]
 
Nevertheless, many do show a typical distribution and seasonal onset
 
Nevertheless, many do show a typical distribution and seasonal onset
 
that is indistinguishable from equine ‘sweet itch’.  
 
that is indistinguishable from equine ‘sweet itch’.  
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steroids such as methylprednisolone
 
steroids such as methylprednisolone
 
actetate is not very useful.
 
actetate is not very useful.
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==Literature Search==
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Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation).
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=insect+hypersensitivity&occuring1=ab&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=donkeys&occuring2=od&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=43&y=3&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all Insect hypersensitivity in donkeys publications]
    
==References==
 
==References==
Author, Donkey, Bureaucrats, Administrators
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