title: The Carl Prausnitz Memorial Lecture. What can we learn from the allergic zoo?
abstract: Several animal species, in particular dogs, cats and horses spontaneously develop IgE-mediated allergic diseases. They can also be experimentally sensitized. Comparative veterinary allergology is increasingly providing valuable information in allergy research.
authors.affiliation: Allergy Research Laboratory, Gerimmun Foundation, Fribourg, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: de Weck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D004285:Dogs; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D006736:Horses; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007114:Immunization / Q000662:veterinary; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D010375:Pedigree; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E