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Glanders meaning
An infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.
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Horse-drawn carriages were banned as a result of the killing of dozens of horses due to an outbreak of glanders and years-long animal rights activism against what advocates called the ill-treatment of horses.
No horses, mules and donkeys would be allowed to enter or exit Delhi as the entire city is set to be declared a controlled area for a period of three months, after 32 equines were found positive for an infectious and fatal disease, glanders.
He used stevedores working the docks in Baltimore to infect horses with glanders while they were waiting to be shipped to Britain.