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Glanders and Melioidosis

HoanVu N. Nguyen  1 , Matthew E. Smith  2 , Michael A. Hayoun  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Glanders and Melioidosis

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Glanders is an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia mallei, a gram-negative aerobic nonmotile bacterium. Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a gram-negative aerobic, motile bacterium. The two bacteria are closely related, and both can cause disease in animals and humans. Historically, glanders was a common disease of horses, donkeys, and mules. Melioidosis was first described as a case series of 38 patients in Rangoon, Burma, by pathologist Alfred Whitmore in 1912.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: HoanVu Nguyen declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Matthew Smith declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Michael Hayoun declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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