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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

[[Image:Glanders donkey.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>Glanders. A granulomatous lesion in the lip of a donkey (photograph courtesy of U.S. Animal Health Association).</center></small>]]

[[Image:Glanders donkey.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>Glanders. A granulomatous lesion in the lip of a donkey (photograph courtesy of U.S. Animal Health Association).</center></small>]]

Glanders is a contagious and often fatal disease of horses, donkeys and mules caused by the bacterium [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia species|''Burkholderia mallei'']]. The infection is transmitted via ingestion of the bacteria or contamination of skin abrasions. The bacteria can survive in the environment for up to two months. Humans can acquire the infection, which is usually fatal. Glanders occurs in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It was last reported in the UK in 1928.

Glanders is a contagious and often fatal disease of horses, donkeys and mules caused by the bacterium [[Burkholderia mallei|''Burkholderia mallei'']]. The infection is transmitted via ingestion of the bacteria or contamination of skin abrasions. The bacteria can survive in the environment for up to two months. Humans can acquire the infection, which is usually fatal. Glanders occurs in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It was last reported in the UK in 1928.

==Clinical features==

==Clinical features==