Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 26 -- Horse owners advised to halt inter-district sale, movement

The death of a two-year-old horse at Mysore Race Club (MRC) after contracting the deadly Glanders - a zoonotic bacterial disease - has prompted animal health authorities to collect and dispatch 598 blood samples, including those from three donkeys and 595 horses, to National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE) in Hisar, Haryana, for testing.

The incident has raised alarm across race clubs in Mysuru, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, where horses have succumbed to the same infection.

Veterinary officials have stepped up strict surveillance to prevent the bacteria from spreading to other horses and to safeguard caretakers and owners from potential exposure.

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