Glanders mainly infects cloven-hoofed animals such as horses or donkeys. These are a dangerous source of infection of the disease for us humans. The causative bacterium Burkholderia mallei occurs mainly in Africa, Asia and South America.
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The disease is manifested by fever, swollen lymph glands, purulent processes in the upper respiratory tract, lungs, and skin. Untreated acute glanders can lead to death in a short time. Infection occurs through contact with infectious body excretions. Common entry sites of the pathogen are the mucous membranes of the head as well as through the skin.
Therapy: Long-term treatment with antibiotics.
Size of pathogen: 3 µm
Incubation period: 1 - 14 days
Mortality probability: up to 90%
Annual infections: 12,000
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