An outbreak of glanders has been eliminated in the stable of the state of Chita, the press service of the government of the Trans-Baikal Territory reported on February 19.
In February of last year, the regional veterinary service discovered glanders in horses in a state stable and in September of the same year the quarantine was lifted.
“The disease is especially dangerous; it has not been recorded in Russia for a long time, several decades.”said the head of the veterinary service of Transbaikalia, Andrei Lim.
According to him, veterinarians have put a lot of effort into suppressing the outbreak: a number of measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the infection. Specialists from the federal center came to treat the animals.
According to Russian legislation, the treatment of horses with glanders is prohibited and they must be destroyed. However, by order of the governor, the decision was made to preserve the livestock, a quarantine was declared and half of the horses were saved.
We remind you that glanders is a contagious disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. Glanders mainly affects horses, mules, camels and donkeys. Infectious disease caused by the bacteria Burkholderia mallei and presenting as septicopemia with the formation of specific granulomas and abscesses (glanders nodules) and manifested by ulcerative rhinitis and lymphadenitis, purulent necrotic skin lesions.
The sources of the infectious agent are sick animals: horses with chronic and latent glanders asymptomatically. Infection occurs through food, water, manure and bedding. The infection penetrates through the digestive tract, respiratory organs and damaged skin.
The acute course of the disease is accompanied by an increase in body temperature to 41-42 C, redness of the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes, weakening of the pulse and increased breathing. After 2-7 days, small yellowish nodules with a red border appear on the nasal mucosa. Then ulcers with uneven edges form in their place. There is a runny nose.
The disease has a high mortality rate and can be transmitted to humans. In its acute form, glanders can be fatal in one hundred percent of cases in both animals and humans.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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