2020-02-212020-02-212020-02-212001-11-301982-0151http://localhost:8080/handle/prefix/1032A new focus of glanders was diagnosed in horses in the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas, Brazil in 2000, through the isolation of the bacteria Burkholderia mallei in a mucopurulent exudate. Dandruff is a very infectious disease found in horses, mules and monkeys, which can be transmitted to humans. The acute form is characterized by fever and septicemia, leading the animal to death in a few days. Chronic disease can occur in horses with ulcerative nodules on the skin and nodules on the lungs and nasal cavity. Treatment is based on antibiotics such as aminoglycosides.Acesso AbertoMedicina VeterináriaMormoBurkholderia mallei: bactériaEquinosCNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIASArtigo de Evento