The potential for an outbreak of glanders in Nepal

• Published in: Tropical Medicine and Health
• Main Authors: Niran Adhikari, Krishna Prasad Acharya, Richard Trevor Wilson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2019
• Subjects: Equine diseases; Farcy; Burkholderia mallei; Mallein test; Re-emerging diseases; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0185-2; https://doaj.org/article/10cb2204f258446e86d71c35d7f1c91b

Abstract Confirmation of glanders has not been possible in suspected cases submitted by field veterinarians, mainly due to the lack of diagnostic tools in Nepal. In view, however, of the re-emergence of glanders in India and the unrestricted migration of equines from there in to Nepal, an outbreak of Glanders in the short term is a distinct possibility. Such an event would affect the rural, marginalized community, and brick kiln industries. Therefore, due attention on the national epidemiological study and strengthened animal quarantine system with holding yards and laboratory backups are highly requested. Besides, the government’s timely action on disease prevalence, monitoring, and disease reporting is utmost important besides widespread public awareness to prevent the entry and control the disease.