Table 2.

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

	Clinical signs	d 0 before malleinisation		d 60 during treatment		d 180 post-treatment		d 360 follow-up 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

#: number of horses affected; *: tortuous, palpably enlarged; - not observed.