Glanders - Basse-Saxe - Germany - 2015-01-23
La morve est une maladie infectieuse, hautement contagieuse, d’origine bactérienne qui touche principalement les chevaux, ânes et mulets. Elle peut se transmettre à l’homme et provoquer une maladie fréquemment mortelle. Elle est inscrite sur la liste de l’OIE.
Information collected
related to the alert| Disease | Glanders |
| Number of positive cases (in this outbreak) | 1 |
| Confirmation date | 2015-01-23 |
| Sample type | Horsehair |
| Diagnosis (laboratory) | PCR |
| Symptoms | clinical signs suggestive of the disease |
| Start date | 2014-12-01 |
| Activity | breeding |
| Total affected | 1 |
| Total number | 31 |
| Control measures | no treatment of the affected animal, Screening, disinfection of the infected barn, Infected horse was euthanized, no vaccination |
Source
ProMED Laboratory