Horse found infected with glanders disease

Vadodara: The district administration in Chhota Udepur is on alert after a horse in Kawant taluka tested positive for glanders disease.
The disease control liaison officer issued a notification banning the movement of horses, mules and donkeys in the district.
Officials have also started collecting samples of all animals in Kawant taluka.
Officials said that a horse in Kawant town was suffering from bacteria and on testing its sample, it turned out to be positive for glanders.
The horse will be euthanised and buried as per the protocols.
In March last year, five horses near Santrampur in Mahisagar district too had tested positive. Those horses too were euthanised and buried separately according to protocols.
Glanders is a fatal zoonotic disease that occurs primarily in horses, mules and donkeys, but can be contracted by other mammals too. It is caused by bacteria and affects the lungs and upper respiratory tract of the animal.