Glanders in donkeys (Equus asinus) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil: a case report

Aparecido Mota, RinaldoAlice da Fonseca Oliveira, AndréaWilton Pinheiro Junior, JoséBento Galiza da Silva, Leonildode Farias Brito, MarileneSuely Assis Rabelo, Silvana

The clinical, anatomical and histopatological findings of glanders diagnosis in donkeys in the state of Pernambuco-Brazil are reported. The animals were euthanized and necropsied, and evaluated for lesions in respiratory and lymphatic systems, confirming the disease by isolation of Burkholderia mallei and Strauss test.

1. histopathology
2. epidemiology
3. Burkholderia mallei
4. microbiology
5. Strauss test