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Glanders

Other Names: Farcy, Malleus, Droes
Glanders is a serious zoonotic, bacterial disease that causes respiratory infection and skin lesions in horses, mules, and donkeys.
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  • Burkholderia mallei
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glanders: Human, skin. There is extensive ulceration and sloughing of the skin of the forearm and hand; the underlying tissues are edematous and hemorrhagic. Ulcers may be connected by lymphatic vessels (“Farcy pipes”) full of thick purulent exudate.
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