Allergy Accepted Article (Accepted, unedited articles published online and citable. The final edited and typeset version of record will appear in future.)
Abstract
Allergic diseases in animals are increasingly gaining importance in veterinary practice and as research models. For intradermal testing and allergen immunotherapy, a good knowledge of relevant allergens for the individual species is of great importance.
Currently, the knowledge about relevant veterinary allergens is based on sensitisation rates identified by intradermal testing or serum testing for allergen-specific IgE; and crude extracts are the basis for most evaluations. Only a few studies provide evidence about the molecular structure of (particularly) dust mite, insect and mould allergens in dogs and horses, respectively. In those species, some major allergens differ from those in humans. This position paper summarizes the current knowledge about relevant allergens in dogs, cats and horses.Keywords:
- Dog;
- Cat;
- Horse;
- Atopy;
- dust mites
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