Mallein test

[1] It is caused by a bacterium called Burkholderia mallei, which is contagious for humans and other species.

In the early 1900s, glanders was common in Europe, the United States of America, and Canada, and has been successfully eliminated by mass testing and the slaughter and destruction of campaigns.

[1] Glanders is still present in Asia, the Middle East and South America.

[2] Although Mallein is the most commonly used form of testing for glanders, cross reactions were reported between Burkholderia mallei and Streptococcus equi,[1] which is a bacteria-caused contagious upper respiratory tract infection of equines.

[1] The specificity of Mallein tests and the efficiency and potency of it are connected to the "molecular weight of protein fractions, antigenic range, and virulence".