Work-Related Diseases
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Glanders
Occupational Disease Glanders
Glanders Category Infection, Occupational
Glanders Severity
Acute-Severe
Glanders Synonyms
Pseudomonas mallei (Actinobacillus mallei) infection
Information on Glanders Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
This highly communicable disease of horses, mules, and donkeys rarely infects humans. Occupational infections occur in workers exposed to infected animals or laboratory cultures. [Chin, p. 337-8] The acute form is usually fatal within three to four weeks from pulmonary infection and sepsis. The chronic form causes lymphadenopathy and skin nodules that enlarge, indurate, ulcerate, and drain. The acute form is more common in mules and donkeys, while the chronic form is more common in horses. Human cases have occurred in veterinarians, horse and donkey caretakers, and slaughterhouse (abattoir) workers. Aerosols are highly infectious to laboratory workers. No human cases have been reported in more than 61 years. [http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebook.html]
Glanders Latency
10-14 days
Glanders References
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/glanders_g.htm