Ocorrência de mormo no estado do Maranhão no período de 2007 à 2017

Abstract

Glanders are an ancient disease that affects the equines and can be transmitted to humans. To date there is no vaccine and its treatment is not recommended. It was first identified by Aristotle and Hippocrates, in the past the etiological agent of the disease Burkholderia mallei was widely used as a biological weapon. Eradicated from countries like the United States of America, England, Australia, Canada and endemic in Africa, Asia, Mongolia, the Middle East, Central and South America. Maranhão is a state of the northeast region that currently has a herd of 200.105 horses, 101.728 mules, 34.977 asses, totaling 336.810 equidae. Mormo is a reemerging disease that has an impact on animal and human health and because there is no systematic study in a more extensive period of time in the State it was proposed to determine the occurrence of glanders in the period from 2007 to 2017. Throughout the survey period, 62.555 samples from which a total of 35 animals were considered positive for the disease. In the analysis, it was verified that the greatest number of positive cases were identified in northern Maranhão. Based on the data analyzed, it was possible to conclude that glanders are endemic in the State of Maranhão, and that educational measures such as lectures, folders distribution at agricultural events sites and in the different municipalities in which the quantity of positive animals in order to clarify the creator about the disease; intensification of vigilance in events and in the transit of equidae must be maintained as a means of preventing the Mormo from spreading to other regions of the State.