1B92
category
Glanders
Definition
A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Burkholderia mallei. This disease presents with symptoms depending on the route of infection. Transmission is by contact with tissues or body fluids from infected animals (typically horses), or inhalation of infected aerosol. Confirmation is by identification of Burkholderia mallei in blood, sputum, urine, or skin samples.
Inclusions
- Infection due to Pseudomonas mallei
Also indexed as
Burkholderia encephalomyelitisGlandersInfection due to Burkholderia malleiInfection due to Pseudomonas malleiactinobacillosisactinobacillus infectionequinaequine glandersfarcefarcyfarcy budsfarcy cordsfarcy pipesinfection due to actinobacillus malleiinfection due to malleomyces malleimaliasmusmalleus