Glanders
- The Delhi High Court has asked municipal bodies to take steps to prevent spread of glanders disease in animals.
- It is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei.
- Glanders is primarily a disease affecting horses.
- It also affects donkeys and mules and can be naturally contracted by other mammals such as goats, dogs, and cats.
- Transmitted to humans through contact with tissues or body fluids of infected animals.
- The bacteria enter the body through cuts or abrasions in the skin and through mucosal surfaces such as the eyes and nose.
- It may also be inhaled via infected aerosols or dust contaminated by infected animals.
