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- Three horses in Uttar Pradesh have been euthanized after a report by Hisar-based National Research Centre on Euquines (NRCE) report confirmed that they tested positive for Glanders disease.
- Glanders is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei. Glanders is primarily a disease affecting horses, but it also affects donkeys, mules, goats, dogs, and cats.
- Glanders is spread to humans by direct contact with infected animals. Although very rare, glanders may additionally spread from one person to another through the bodily fluids of an infected person.
- The National Research Centre on Equines was established in 1986 under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It is mandated with research on equine health and production considering the importance of equines in India. The term equine refers to a horse or other member of the horse family such as ponies, mules.



