title: Fatal case of imported human rabies in Amadora, Portugal, August 2011.
abstract: We report on a case of imported human rabies in Portugal, in July 2011 in a woman who presented initially complaining of back pain, without relating exposure to animal bites. She had travelled from Portugal to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, in April where she had been bitten by a dog on 1 May. She was diagnosed with rabies on 26 July and died two weeks later in spite of being treated following the Milwaukee protocol.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Department of Amadora, Portugal. pvasconelos@dgs.pt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cale
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dacheux
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bourhy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006169:Guinea-Bissau; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011174:Portugal; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011819:Rabies Vaccines