A Review of Glanders Regarded Iraq and Surrounding Countries

Abstract

Glanders caused by Burkholderia mallei infected mainly the Equidae and it is really fatal zoonosis. It was known since ancient times. The horses, mules, and donkeys can get infection by skin abrasion, and during direct contact between animals or with water instruments, also the bacterium can be found in the soil. Since the disease was eradicated from most of the developed world, Glanders is endemic in several countries surrounding Iraq and other related regions of the middle east. Regardless a limited space of Glanders free regions when they're no cases of Glanders can be detected by sensitive and specific tests, the disease can appears as reemerge infection in those places, and that interfere with control, monitoring and strategies for prevention, so the reviewing of disease with special interest on Iraq and surrounding countries have an important.

Molecular Detection of Glanders in horses at the Equestrian Club in Baghdad city

“…This study is considered the first work using the PCR technique in Iraq to diagnose glanders disease. The research has previously been diagnosed using serological methods such as ELISA, or diagnosis by using maline test or collecting research on the presence of this disease, A high incidence rate with this microorganism in horses (7,8,17).…”

“…A several studies reported incidence of Glanders in Iraq, since 1977 Al-Kafawi, et al, has study about glanders disease, then the researcher in the college of Veterinary Medicine in Baghdad studies disease by the histopathological and electron microscope, recently many studies conducted present glanders in Iraq by using ELISA kit (18,19,8,17).…”