Two cases of fatal equine herpesvirus type I (EHV-1) neurological disease have been confirmed in the Dickinson, Texas, area. Three more recent deaths are suspected to be associated with the virus as well. The horses were from two boarding stables that are currently under quarantine, as is a veterinary clinic. As always, there’s a
21 Horses Dead In Beirut Racetrack Outbreak
A somewhat confusing report in Lebanon’s The Daily Star describes an outbreak of disease at Beirut’s Hippodrome (racetrack) that has resulted in the deaths of 21 horses; 2 from disease and 19 that were euthanized as part of the outbreak response.
It’s not specifically stated in the report, but the commentary about glanders
Lions and tigers and glanders
Glanders, a very serious disease of horses, donkeys and mules caused by infection with the bacterium Burkholderia mallei, has made the news again in a rather unusual manner – it has been reported as the cause of an outbreak in lions and a tiger at an Iranian zoo in Tehran.
The story goes
Cause of Bahraini horse outbreak identified
A recently reported outbreak affecting horses in Bahrain has been diagnosed as glanders, a very serious bacterial infection caused by the highly contagious bacterium Burkholderia mallei. So far, it has been reported that 8 horses were euthanized over the past 3 weeks because of the infection.
Bahrain’s cabinet has allocated BD150 000 to fight