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CFT
Glanders Glanders is a disease of Equidae caused by Burkholderia mallei, which also has zoonotic potential. Apart from humans, wildcats, camels, bears, wolves, and dogs are susceptible, while cattle, sheep, and pigs are resistant. The disease can follow an acute course, especially in donkeys and mules, characterized by high fever and respiratory symptoms, leading to death within a few days. Alternatively, it can have a chronic course, particularly in horses, with nodules and ulcerations on the skin, mucous membranes, and internal organs. Chronically and subclinically infected animals represent a dangerous source of infection. All secretions of the respiratory tract and skin are infectious, with an incubation period ranging from a few days to many months. In Europe, glanders is considered eradicated, but it does occur in various Asian, African, and South American countries.
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