title: Rabies in a nine-year-old child: The myth of the bite.
abstract: A nine-year-old boy died from rabies encephalitis caused by a rabies virus variant associated with insectivorous bats. The patient was most likely infected in the Laurentian Mountains of western Quebec, but neither the patient nor his parents remembered any direct contact with an animal. The diagnosis was made seven days after the start of symptoms. After examining the most recent cases of rabies in North America, it is obvious that rabies following bat exposure can occur without history of a documented bite. The present case report emphasizes that the general public and medical care providers need better information about the risks associated with exposure to bats.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Despond
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tucci
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Decaluwe
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Grégoire
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: S Teitelbaum
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turgeon