1B92

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Glanders

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Burkholderia mallei. This disease presents with symptoms depending on the route of infection. Transmission is by contact with tissues or body fluids from infected animals (typically horses), or inhalation of infected aerosol. Confirmation is by identification of Burkholderia mallei in blood, sputum, urine, or skin samples.

Index terms

  • Glanders
  • Infection due to Burkholderia mallei
  • Infection due to Pseudomonas mallei
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  • actinobacillosis
  • actinobacillus infection
  • equina
  • equine glanders
  • farce
  • farcy
  • farcy buds
  • farcy cords
  • farcy pipes
  • infection due to actinobacillus mallei
  • infection due to malleomyces mallei
  • maliasmus
  • malleus
  • Burkholderia encephalomyelitis

Inclusions

  • Infection due to Pseudomonas mallei

Exclusions from above levels

  • NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

  • 1B90 – Rat-bite fevers
  • 1B91 – Leptospirosis
  • 1B93 – Plague
  • 1B94 – Tularaemia
  • 1B95 – Brucellosis
  • 1B96 – Erysipeloid
  • 1B97 – Anthrax
  • 1B98 – Cat-scratch disease
  • 1B99 – Pasteurellosis
  • 1B9A – Extraintestinal yersiniosis
  • 1B9Z – Unspecified zoonotic bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Glanders – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1563156715

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases