Hi Janice and all: Has anyone else participated in the SE study?
I participated with 5 horses: 4 imports and 1 domestic as a control. The results make only partial sense as far as culicoides are concerned. Itha: 61 makes sense - intermediate clinical symptoms (rubs mane and tail), sore belly seam Valur: 27 makes no sense at all - he too has intermediate clinical symptoms and also rubs his tail and mane, less sore belly seam than Itha Saga: 49 makes sense, she has mild clinical symptoms Gola: 59 makes no sense, she has very negligible symptoms. She does not rub, has only a tiny spot on her belly line now and then, easy to miss. Vinda: 39 she is the domestic control. She has absolutely no symptoms at at, at yet her histamine level is higher than Valur's. What is the conclusion? We need to learn more about what causes the symptoms. I would like to hear from others who have participated and how the symptoms correlate to the histamine levels found by Bettina Wagner. I am thinking that other insects or even plants may be responsible for horses' reactions. What could it be? Our several garden varieties of flies????? I would encourage everyone to participate in the study. This is the only way we'll ever find out what causes the often severe symptoms of SE. Perhaps the study will lead to conclusions that will help us better deal with SE. Anneliese
