DAHD issues Revised National Action Plan on Glanders; infected zone cut from 5 km to 2 km
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying issued a Revised National Action Plan on Glanders, a contagious and often fatal equine disease, the Ministry announced on 27 August 2025.
Summary
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying issued a Revised National Action Plan on Glanders, a contagious and often fatal disease of equines, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying announced on 27 August 2025. The plan reduces the infected zone from 5 km to 2 km and redefines the surveillance area as 2–10 km instead of 5–25 km, with mandatory testing in endemic and high-risk areas. Glanders is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei and is notifiable under the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, and ICAR–National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, supports diagnostics.
Key facts
- Announced
- 27 Aug 2025, DAHD
- Disease
- Glanders – contagious, often fatal disease of equines
- Cause
- Bacterium Burkholderia mallei
- Infected zone
- 5 km → 2 km
- Surveillance area
- 5–25 km → 2–10 km
- Law
- Notifiable under PCICDA Act, 2009
- Research support
- ICAR–NRC on Equines, Hisar
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Glanders, the equine disease targeted by a Revised National Action Plan in August 2025, is caused by:
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Burkholderia mallei
Glanders is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei and primarily affects horses, mules and donkeys.