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===Melioidosis (Pseudoglanders)===
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===[[Melioidosis]] ===
 
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*Caused by [[:Category:Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species|''Pseudomonas (Malleomyces) pseudomallei'']], Closely related to [[Burkholderia mallei|''P. mallei'']] in [[Hindgut Fermenters - Horse - Anatomy & Physiology|horses]]
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*Causes disease in sheep, goats and pigs, occasionally other species
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*Starts as a pyemia and localises in varius tissues, including the lung as abscessation
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**Encapsulated abscesses contain yellow, caseous or creamy pus
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*[[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of pneumonia|Pneumonia]] and arthritis are the most common presentation
      
==In Pigs==
 
==In Pigs==
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