{"id":7712,"date":"2020-06-02T08:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/dermite-estivale-cheval\/"},"modified":"2022-07-28T09:39:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T08:39:01","slug":"sweet-itch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/en\/sweet-itch\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Itch: 6 Things to know about Summer Seasonal Recurrent Dermatitis (SSRD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Horse owners know this infection only too well: <strong>the summer seasonal&nbsp;recurrent dermatitis (SSRD, or sweet itch)<\/strong>. It is a rash, and it\u2019s hard to get rid of. The summer is now well underway and we thought it would be a good idea to give you some little reminders about this infection.<br><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table des mati&egrave;res<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#1-8211-Culicoides-Midges-the-jury-finds-you-guilty\">#1 &#8211; \u201cCulicoides (Midges), the jury finds you guilty!\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-8211-Help-it-itches\">#2 &#8211; \u201cHelp, it itches!\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-8211-It-came-back-again-and-it8217s-even-worse\">#3 &#8211; \u201cIt came back again and it&#8217;s even worse!\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-8211-Help-how-do-I-know-if-my-horse-is-susceptible-to-this-disease\">#4 &#8211; \u201cHelp, how do I know if my horse is susceptible to this disease?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-8211-Is-there-a-cure-for-my-horse\">#5 &#8211; \u201cIs there a cure for my horse?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-8211-What-if-I-still-want-my-horse-to-breed\">#6 &#8211; \u201cWhat if I still want my horse to breed?\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"1-8211-Culicoides-Midges-the-jury-finds-you-guilty\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#1 &#8211; \u201cCulicoides (Midges), the jury finds you guilty!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cause of the sweet itch is a small insect (1 to 3 mm) but a nasty one. It\u2019s a diptera of the&nbsp;<strong>Culicoide type<\/strong>. To put it simply, <strong>it&#8217;s a kind of little fly<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here it is. It doesn\u2019t look like much, yet\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1556\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/culicoide.png\" alt=\"horse sweet itch\" class=\"wp-image-7714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/culicoide.png 1556w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/culicoide-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/culicoide-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/culicoide-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/culicoide-604x214.png 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know about roughly 1000 of the species but only a few of them seem like they are involved with sweet itch [1]. <strong>Only the females bite<\/strong>. Their meals are spaced by a few days and they live 1 to 2 months. During this time they reproduce by laying eggs in humid areas (ponds, mud, shores, etc). Whilst the larvae are developing, the adults stay away from the reproduction areas, but not too far away! A hundred meters at most [1].<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midges are active for almost the whole year but <strong>they only multiply around March-April and then even less towards the end of the year<\/strong>. This then explains why there are cases of summer dermatitis\u2026 in winter!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"2-8211-Help-it-itches\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#2 &#8211; \u201cHelp, it itches!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweet itch is a <strong>highly pruritic disease<\/strong> for horses, pruritic is&nbsp;the medical term to say <strong>it itches<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In France, most of the rashes can be seen <strong>at the base of the mane, on the croup and at the base of the tail<\/strong>. Then, progressively, <strong>these rashes spread out onto the neck, withers, back, face and sometimes even the ears!<\/strong> Some Midges can also induce <strong>rashes on the belly and the chest<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1238\" height=\"1576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Le\u0301sions-DERE.jpg\" alt=\"horse sweet itch\" class=\"wp-image-7717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Le\u0301sions-DERE.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Le\u0301sions-DERE-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Le\u0301sions-DERE-768x978.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Le\u0301sions-DERE-804x1024.jpg 804w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Le\u0301sions-DERE-212x270.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>It started with an itch&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disease starts with small pimple-like dots which <strong>irritates the horse a lot<\/strong>. What does your horse do? Of course, they scratch themselves! And this only makes it worse. It is common to start to see broken hair (which ends up falling out), <strong>erythema and even scabs <\/strong>on your horse during this time. Your horse&#8217;s hair will also severely tangle then fall out and the tail will start to look like a \u201crat\u2019s tail\u201d. Your horse can also seem nervous and be difficult to ride.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to imagine how you\u2019d feel if you were covered in mosquito bites for months: <strong>you\u2019d go crazy as well<\/strong>! &#x1f628; The repeated friction from your horse desperately trying to scratch themselves to get a bit of relief can create weeping scabs, sometimes even bloody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>It\u2019s also around this period that the opportunistic bacterias can cause infections in the rashes and create ulcers.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>&#8230; and it gets worse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>After a few years, your horses&#8217; skin will thicken<\/strong> (we call that the lichenification) and the hair will stop to grow in these areas. Important folds can form because of the keratinisation (the skin gets full of keratin). It is also possible for your horse to experience weight loss, as they will be so stressed it spends more time scratching than eating.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you have seen and now will understand: <strong>this not a disease to be taken lightly. <\/strong>Unfortunately, the infection can sometimes even lead to euthanasia in more severe cases.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1556\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/demangeaisons.png\" alt=\"sweet itch horse\" class=\"wp-image-7720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/demangeaisons.png 1556w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/demangeaisons-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/demangeaisons-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/demangeaisons-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/demangeaisons-604x214.png 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"3-8211-It-came-back-again-and-it8217s-even-worse\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#3 &#8211; \u201cIt came back again and it&#8217;s even worse!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, the infection is unfortunately <strong>chronic<\/strong>. As soon as your horse gets bitten the next spring, the infection will come back, and the reason is simple: <strong>the infection is actually a hypersensitivity, also known as an allergy<\/strong>. We don\u2019t know the exact mechanisms work of the infection yet, however, scientists believe that there is an immediate allergic reaction (20 minutes after the bite), the most violent one, and then several more which are delayed allergic reactions (between 6h to 48h after the bite).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Let\u2019s summarize how the infection works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To put it shortly, here\u2019s what happens. The <strong>Culicoide bites the horse and releases a little saliva in the blood<\/strong> when it drinks. <strong>This saliva is an allergen<\/strong>. This means it can cause an allergic reaction on hypersensitive subjects. It contains what we call <strong>antigens<\/strong>. These are molecules capable of triggering an immune reaction in the horse\u2019s organism. The immune system is activated and <strong>antibodies<\/strong> will position themselves on saliva antigens.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, so good. But for allergic subjects, the immune reaction will be exaggerated and abnormal. Some mechanisms too complex and long to explain here will take place. In the end, chemical transmitters are released and will induce abnormal reactions. These are the symptoms of the allergy. The small pruritic papules in the case of the sweet itch.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Artboard.png\" alt=\"sweet itch horse\" class=\"wp-image-7723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Artboard.png 714w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Artboard-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Artboard-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Artboard-269x270.png 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>It starts as a seasonal illness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>At first, the disease is seasonal<\/strong>. It appears at spring, intensifies during summer and gradually regress at fall and the horse seems fine for the winter. Then, as seasons go and if nothing is done, the disease tends to get worse. The crisis last for 6 months. <strong>It\u2019s a true vicious circle<\/strong>. Lastly, the horse won\u2019t have any remission phases and the disease will take place for the whole year. Spontaneous regression (which means the disease disappears) is possible but extremely rare and we don\u2019t know how it happens.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"4-8211-Help-how-do-I-know-if-my-horse-is-susceptible-to-this-disease\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#4 &#8211; \u201cHelp, how do I know if my horse is susceptible to this disease?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>There is no sure way to know if your horse is more susceptible to get this disease than another horse<\/strong>. Hereditary transmission is strongly suspected but unless you know your horse\u2019s family background, you can\u2019t know for sure how affected it\u2019ll be by Culicoides [1].<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for racial susceptibility, the opinions diverge. Some believe there isn\u2019t one, and others believe the following breeds are more susceptible: Thoroughbred, Arabian, Friesian, Shire, Connemara, Shetland pony, Welsh. Icelandic horses seem particularly affected by the disease. Male and female are equally affected and the disease often starts when the horse is between 1 to 3 year old [2].<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several factors could also increase the susceptibility, like high protein based food, lack of exercise or a thin skin [2]. But all of these are suppositions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s important to remember is that the sweet itch is a multifactorial disease which regroups inherited and environmental factors. Like a lot of diseases, it\u2019s a case of \u201c<strong>a genome and an environment walk into a bar<\/strong>\u201d&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"5-8211-Is-there-a-cure-for-my-horse\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#5 &#8211; \u201cIs there a cure for my horse?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately <strong>there is no treatment for the sweet itch. By this I means that you can\u2019t completely cure you horse<\/strong>. There is however a preventive treatment which will allow you to act before the first troubles at spring and a symptomatic treatment which will treat the symptoms of the disease (but not its cause!).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Preventive treatment: [1,2,3]<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you know your horse has this disease, it\u2019s important that you take preventive measures at spring, every year. You\u2019ll see, it\u2019s not that easy! The goal is to keep the horse away from what triggers the disease (the Culicoides) as much as possible. By the way, keep in mind that you need 3 weeks without a new bite to see the symptoms disappear [3] :<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, <strong>the horse needs to stay in its stall as much as possible<\/strong> (it\u2019s not the best, I know). Try to only let it out before 5pm or after 11pm (5pm-11pm corresponds to the peak activity time for the Culicoides) and disinfect regularly the stables.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the field, give them an <strong>open and shady shelter<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover your horse with a <strong>mosquito net rug<\/strong> with a tight mesh.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply an <strong>insecticide lotion<\/strong> on the horse\u2019s hair.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to note that the action of the insecticides is brief because it gets diluted by the horse\u2019s sweat. It\u2019s important to re-apply regularly. <strong>Be mindful of the dilution indications<\/strong>! Every year, horses get intoxicated with insecticides.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Limit your horse\u2019s access to the water<\/strong> and the humid grass.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the field, <strong>change your horse\u2019s water every day<\/strong> (if it\u2019s not an automatic drinking trough)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Limit your horse\u2019s access to a surface it can scratch<\/strong> itself on.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regularly <strong>use insect repellent and insecticides<\/strong> (oil based are better)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check beforehand that your horse isn\u2019t allergic to it (put a bit of the product on your horse\u2019s chest for instance and check if it has any reaction in the next 24h)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, <strong>decrease the excess of protein in your horse\u2019s feed<\/strong> (that counts not only for sweet itch, but for any dermatologic infection)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the last 2 points, you\u2019ll have to ask your veterinary for help to adapt the treatment for your horse\u2019s personal case. Unfortunately, I want to remind you that <strong>if you do no preventive treatment, the lesions can get worse and worse as the years go and the infection can become chronic<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1556\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/traitement.png\" alt=\"horse sweet itch\" class=\"wp-image-7726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/traitement.png 1556w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/traitement-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/traitement-768x181.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/traitement-1024x241.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/traitement-604x142.png 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/en\/20-things-to-change-stables\/\">How to find the perfect stables for my horse&#8217;s needs<\/a><\/p><p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/en\/cereal-free-feed\/\">&#8220;Cereal free&#8221;: is it really good?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3>Symptomatic Treatment: [1,2,3]<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s important to <strong>quickly start treating the lesions or scabs<\/strong>&nbsp;and also to <strong>control the itch<\/strong>. Once again, your veterinary is best suited to advise you on products that will help your horse.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply <strong>calming shampoos or solutions<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Disinfect<\/strong> the wounds<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your veterinary can decide to start a corticoids treatment. Firstly a starting dose and then a lower dose or higher depending how your horse reacts to the first treatment. This will prevent your horse from scratching, however, <strong>this treatment isn\u2019t without risks<\/strong>: there are important side effects (e. g. immunosuppression or risks of laminitis).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desensitisation via increasing allergen doses injected regularly is difficult because this allergen is difficult to get. Also, clinical studies give mixed results as to the efficiency of this treatment [2]. Maybe the scientific progress will one day allow us to get a more efficient treatment.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"6-8211-What-if-I-still-want-my-horse-to-breed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#6 &#8211; \u201cWhat if I still want my horse to breed?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Slow down there cowboy!<\/strong> Indeed, since this infection is in part considered <strong>hereditary<\/strong>, it\u2019s better to set aside the horses affected. It\u2019s often easy to convince the owner of the males. But, as it goes for a lot of health issues, owners have a tendency to make a mare with sweet itch (unable to work) reproduce. Unfortunately, the foals have high risks to be affected by the disease as well. Check with your veterinary about the risks of reproduction with this disease.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.equisense.com\/en\/mares-heat-cycle\/\">5 Things to know about the mare&#8217;s heat cycle<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See you soon for another article<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Marine Slove<br>Veterinary<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6><strong>Bibliography<br><\/strong>[1] Bourdeau, P. (2010-2011) Dermatite Estivale r\u00e9cidivante des \u00e9quid\u00e9s, Unit\u00e9 d\u2019Enseignement de Dermatologie de l\u2019ENVA \u2013 Notes de cours<br>[2] Fortier, G., Marnay, L. &amp; Grosbois, F. (2014). Dermite Estivale r\u00e9cidivante des \u00e9quid\u00e9s. Retrieved July 24, 2017, from Equipaedia website: http:\/\/www.haras-nationaux.fr\/information\/accueil-equipaedia\/maladies\/maladies-parasitaires\/dermite-estivale.html<br>[3] Alario, F. 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