Aggressive control measures essentially eliminated glanders from the West. However, with the resurgent concern about biologic warfare, B. mallei is now being studied in laboratories worldwide.

Glanders is a contagious ... Contaminated aerosols (produced by coughing and sneezing) and contaminated fomites brought to the animals via grooming equipment and tack may also be a source of ...

What is glanders? Glanders is a disease caused by bacteria called Burkholderia mallei. It is primarily known to affects animals like horses, donkeys, and mules, but it can also infect humans.

It's like something out of an equine zombie apocalypse, only this disease--glanders--is very real and considered re-emerging in the Middle East. Dr. habil. Ulrich Wernery, D.Med.Vet., scientific ...

Bio-Warfare and the U.S. The U.S. Army microbiologist was infected with Burkholderia mallei, which causes an often fatal disease known as Glanders. Probably the 20th-century's first bio-weapon ...

A fomite refers to inanimate objects that can carry and spread disease and infectious agents. Fomites can also be called passive vectors. Image Credit: David Pereiras/Shutterstock.com There is a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A test event for the 2016 Olympic equestrian has begun in Rio de Janeiro in the wake of an outbreak of the highly contagious and lethal disease glanders. Authorities have ...

Glanders is a infectious zoonotic disease that primarily affects horses. (Representational) New Delhi: Delhi has been notified as a "controlled area" in the wake of spread of glanders, an ...