Human rabies--California, 1994.
In January 1994, a 44-year-old California man died from a bat-associated strain of rabies; he had had no known animal bite or other rabies exposure. Rabies was not clinically suspected nor confirmed until 1 month after his death. This report summarizes the case investigation.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera; D004199:Disease Vectors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000302:isolation & purification