Table 2 Clinical signs observed in polo horses with glanders during the study period

a)

Fever

22

95.6

-

-

-

-

-

mild (38.9-39.4°C; 102.0 -102.9°F)

moderate (39.5-40.0°C; 103.1-104.0°F)

b)

Inappentence

23

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

c)

Debility

23

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

d)

Quick loss of stamina (when put to work, exercised or driven)

23

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

f)

Cough

14

60.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

g)

Dyspnoea

16

69.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

h)

Abnormal respiratory sounds (audible at a distance)

10

43.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

i)

Nasal discharge

18

78.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Uni-lateral

10

43.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Bilateral

8

34.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Without blood

4

17.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

- With blood

14

60.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Occasional epistaxis (when put to work, exercised or driven)

6

26.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

j)

Nasal septum ulcers

16

69.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

k)

Nodules and crater-like ulcers

20

86.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Medial aspect of thigh

14

60.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Perianal region

6

26.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Groin

6

26.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Below hock

6

26.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Foreleg

2

8.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Achilles tendon

2

8.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Face

4

17.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Testes

4

17.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Distributed almost all over the body

4

17.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

l)

Orchitis

4

26.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

m)

Enlargement of submaxillary lymph nodes

23

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Enlargement visible from a distance

4

17.4

-*

-

-

-

-

-

- Enlargement detectable only on palpation

20

86.9

-*

-

-

-

-

-

n)

Cording of lymphatics

10

43.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Inner aspects of thigh

6

26.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Latero-medial aspects of trunk and abdomen

4

17.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

o)

Oedema of hind legs

8

34.8