Rabies encephalitis in malaria-endemic area, Malawi, Africa.
In a malaria-endemic area of Africa, rabies was an important cause of fatal central nervous system infection, responsible for 14 (10.5%) of 133 cases. Four patients had unusual clinical manifestations, and rabies was only diagnosed postmortem. Three (11.5%) of 26 fatal cases originally attributed to cerebral malaria were due to rabies.
Mallewa
Macpherson
M
Divisions of Neurological Science, Medical Microbiology, and School of Tropical Medicine at University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Fooks
Anthony R
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Banda
Daniel
D
Chikungwa
Patrick
P
Mankhambo
Limangeni
L
Molyneux
Elizabeth
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Molyneux
Malcolm E
ME
Solomon
Tom
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D011818:Rabies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology