Re-emergence of equine glanders in Mongolia based on region-wide serosurveillance

Batchuluun Enkhtuul, Ochirbat Khurtsbaatar, Baasansuren Lkham, Tumurtogtokh Agiimaa, Jugderkhorloo Unenbat, Burenbaatar Buyanbadrakh, Sugir Ninjbulgan, Borjigin Liushiqi, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Takashi Kimura, Vanaabaatar Batbaatar

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Published online on March 05, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 505-508, May 2026.
Glanders, a zoonotic disease caused byBurkholderia mallei, has re-emerged in Mongolia after decades of control. We conducted nationwide serosurveillance from 2021 to 2024 to assess the prevalence and geographic distribution of glanders. Using random 3-...