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Equine outbreaks…EHV-1, glanders

By Scott Weese on February 8, 2015
Posted in Horses

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

By Scott Weese on August 22, 2011
Posted in equIDblog

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

By Maureen Anderson on January 27, 2011
Posted in Other animals

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

By Scott Weese on April 26, 2010
Posted in Horses

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…

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