Kehrli, Dounia; Jandova, V.; Fey, K.; Jahn, P.; Gerber, Vinzenz (2014). Multiple Hypersensitivities Including Recurrent Airway Obstruction, Insect Bite Hypersensitivity, and Urticaria in 2 Warmblood Horse Populations. Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 29(1), pp. 320-326. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/jvim.12473
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BACKGROUND
Multiple hypersensitivities (MHS) have been described in humans, cats, and dogs, but not horses.
HYPOTHESES
Horses suffering from recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH), or urticaria (URT) will have an increased risk of also being affected by another one of these hypersensitivities. This predisposition for MHS also will be associated with decreased shedding of strongylid eggs in feces and with a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP BIEC2-224511), previously shown to be associated with RAO.
ANIMALS
The first population (P1) included 119 randomly sampled horses representative of the Swiss sporthorse population; the replication population (P2) included 210 RAO-affected Warmblood horses and 264 RAO-unaffected controls. All horses were Warmbloods, 14 years or older.
METHODS
Associations between disease phenotypes (RAO, IBH, URT, MHS) fecal egg counts, the SNP BIEC2-224511 as well as management and environmental factors were investigated.
RESULTS
In P1, RAO-affected horses had a 13.1 times higher odds ratio (OR) of also suffering from IBH (P = .004). In P2, the respective OR was 7.4 (P = .002) and IBH-affected horses also showed a 7.1 times increased OR of concomitantly suffering from URT (P < .001). IBH, URT, and MHS phenotypes were significantly associated with the absence of nematode eggs in the feces.
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE
This is the first report of MHS in horses. Specifically, an increased risk for IBH should be expected in RAO-affected horses.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Veterinary Public Health / Herd Health Management 05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Host-Pathogen Interaction 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > ISME Equine Clinic Bern > ISME Equine Clinic, Internal medicine 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kehrli, Dounia, Gerber, Vinzenz |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0891-6640 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Andrea Gassmann-Suter |
Date Deposited: |
20 Nov 2014 08:40 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:38 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/jvim.12473 |
PubMed ID: |
25270534 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Airway disease, Equine, Genetics, Horse Owner Assessed Respiratory Signs Index |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.60122 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/60122 |
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