Objectives

Workshop focus and topics:

• Equine insect bite hypersensitivity (Culicoides hypersensitivity): Affects ~10% of horses worldwide, with prevalence exceeding 50% in Icelandic horses exported as adults to Culicoides-endemic areas.

• Recurrent urticaria and atopic dermatitis: Increasingly observed in horses, yet poorly understood.

• Equine asthma (formerly RAO, IAD): Impacts over 50% of adult horses, with severe forms leading to chronic coughing and respiratory distress in more than 10% of affected animals.

Key workshop themes will include:

• Comparative and translational perspectives on equine allergy and asthma

• Insights into the underlying immunological mechanisms and pathogenesis

• Novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches

• Cutting-edge research tools and technologies