title: A human case of travel-related rabies in Austria, September 2004.
abstract: A young male Austrian tourist, aged 23 years and unvaccinated against rabies, was bitten by a dog in Morocco in July 2004. One month later he was hospitalised in Ceuta with symptoms compatible with rabies. He died on 23 September in an Austrian hospital after a diagnosis of rabies was confirmed by FAT, IHC and RT-PCR (including sequencing) of the neck skin and the RT-PCR (including sequencing) of the pharyngeal swab. This Austrian case of laboratory confirmed rabies highlights the urgent need for reinforcement of the international recommendations for travel vaccinations.
authors.affiliation: Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Frauen, Generaldirektion Offentliche Gesundheit, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Granz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wassermann-Neuhold
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bagó
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Revilla-Fernández
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Simón-Soria
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Echevarría
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Popow-Kraupp
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allerberger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schönbauer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hrabcik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D011818:Rabies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014195:Travel; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D005719:gamma-Globulins