Glanders: Are Equine Olympic Athletes at Risk?

A Wall Street Journal article alerted the American public to glanders’ threat to horses in Brazil just a week before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games opened.

And it’s not just a rumor. Glanders is indeed present—even endemic—in Brazil. But international competitors and their fans can feel reassured: The deadly and contagious equine respiratory disease is not present in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games equestrian venue, said officials involved in organizing the games and