Disease (also named: summer wounds) in horses due to bites of midges (Ceratopogonidae). In horses these Culicoides-spp. bite along the margin of the eyes, at the belly and feet. Their aggressive saliva introduces pain and intensive allergic reactions in the skin.
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(2016). Sweet Itch. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_3059
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