THE INCIDENCE OF MORMO IN THE STATE OF RORAIMA

Abstract

The glanders is an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia mallei in solipeds. The transmission occurs through contaminated food, water and contact hurt. Acute infections are characte1ized by fever, nasal discharge and lymphadenitis head and neck, along with swelling of the upper respiratory tract. Chronic infection are lasting and subclinical, where the animal has occasional fever, persistent respirat01y disorders, skin abscesses and nodular induration of cranial lymph nodes. Your treatment is antimicrobial base and there is no method of disease prevention (Beer, Joaquim et. Al. 1988). As it is a potentially fatal zoonosis the present work aims to rep01t a survey by the Agricultural Protection Agency of the State of Roraima in the 15 municipalities in the state between the months of Januaiy to December in 2014 to diagnose possible cases of glanders in the state, the examinations were made by CDV I Sao Luis, MA laboratory.