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000168740 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104056
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000168740 100__ $$aGonzález, Mikel A.
000168740 245__ $$aSevere Skin Lesions Caused by Persistent Bites of the Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) in a Donkey Sanctuary of Western Spain
000168740 260__ $$c2022
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000168740 5203_ $$aAnimal sanctuaries are important organisations that promote animal welfare and health as well as social awareness. Following the appearance of several donkeys with severe and distinctive skin lesions in a sanctuary from western Spain in 2021, a multicomponent study was performed to rule out the possible causes. The lesions were mainly concentrated on the extremities and, to a lesser extent, on the face and/or chest. The use of cotton leggings on their extremities as an external barrier to prevent them from bites and treatments with antiparasitic, antiseptic washes and dermatitis lotion showed to be effective measures to improve the donkey lesions. Skin scraping was negative for any relevant causative agents. Histopathological examination of the lesions showed an inflammatory infiltrate at the superficial dermal level, compatible with diffuse chronic dermatitis. A field entomological study was conducted from May to October 2021 to ascertain if any Diptera was responsible for these lesions. Considerable numbers of the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans were recorded in both sticky traps and decomposing straw bedding. Several species of hematophagous Diptera were also recorded in lower numbers in other traps placed on the farm facilities. According to the entomological data, the location of the bites and clinical signs, it was concluded that S. calcitrans was the main cause of the skin lesions in the donkeys. To our best knowledge, this is the first clinical case of donkeys affected by the stable fly in Spain. For differential diagnosis, a brief discussion of the evidence caused by other biting Diptera groups is provided.
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000168740 591__ $$aVETERINARY SCIENCES$$b72 / 144 = 0.5$$c2022$$dQ2$$eT2
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000168740 593__ $$aEquine$$c2022$$dQ2
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000168740 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000168740 700__ $$aBravo-Barriga, Daniel
000168740 700__ $$aFernández, Elena Barrio
000168740 700__ $$aFrontera, Eva
000168740 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-8198-8118$$aRuiz-Arrondo, Ignacio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000168740 7102_ $$11009$$2773$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Patología Animal$$cÁrea Sanidad Animal
000168740 773__ $$g116 (2022), 104056 [6 p.]$$pJ. equine vet. sci.$$tJOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE$$x0737-0806
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