Oct 19, 2024 · Burkholderia mallei is a gram-negative bacterium that causes glanders disease, which primarily affects equids. B. mallei can infect humans and cause clinical manifestations …

In humans, glanders usually is acquired through direct skin or mucous membrane contact with infected animal tissues. The incubation period usually is 1 to 14 days. The clinical presentation …

Jul 12, 2010 · Glanders is a disease of equines caused by Burkholderia mallei, which appears to be a clone of B. pseudomallei that has lost genetic material in association with a host-adapted …

Apr 21, 2021 · Regular glanders surveillance programs revealed presence of the disease in 14 states and, during 2015–2018, fresh B. mallei infections were reported in 6 states: Jammu and …

Dec 17, 2014 · Glanders [glanʹdərz] From the Old French glandres (“glands”) describing the enlargement of the parotid or submaxillary lymph nodes that is pathognomonic of the disease, …

May 9, 2023 · Glanders is a disease primarily found in horses and was eradicated from the European Union by strict control measures. Infection can occur by contact with infected …

Jun 4, 2024 · Melioidosis is a bacterial infection in people and animals. Melioidosis is spread through contact with contaminated soil, air, or water. Cases may increase after hurricanes, …

Nov 3, 2011 · We report natural B. mallei infection in a dromedary that occurred during a glanders outbreak in horses. Clinical signs as well as gross pathologic and microscopic lesions of the …

glanders. It is one of the most ancient diseases and is distributed worldwide. B. mallei infections are fre-quently reported in South America, the Middle East, South Asia, and some countries in …

Feb 6, 2024 · The victim, however, had no history of recent animal exposure, and cultures yielded a bacterium that they recognized as different from what was then known as Bacillus mallei …