A human case of travel-related rabies in Austria, September 2004.
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.
Strauss
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Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Frauen, Generaldirektion Offentliche Gesundheit, Vienna, Austria.
Granz
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A
Wassermann-Neuhold
M
M
Krause
R
R
Bagó
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Z
Revilla-Fernández
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S
Simón-Soria
F S
FS
Echevarría
J E
JE
Popow-Kraupp
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T
Allerberger
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F
Schönbauer
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M
Hrabcik
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H
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
D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D005719:gamma-Globulins