The outbreak began in November 2020 when horses and mules working at brick kilns and ”tanga pullers” were found sick. It was reported to the OIE on May 21. There were 24 reported cases near Lakhimpur in the west and two in the east, near Kathmandu. All of the deaths were in Lakhimpur.

Glanders (Burkholderia mallei) primarily affects horses, donkeys and mules and is a highly infectious and life-threatening disease, which can also be passed to humans.

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