Rabies death attributed to exposure in Central America with symptom onset in a U.S. detention facility - Texas, 2013.
On June 7, 2013, a man was diagnosed in a Texas hospital with rabies. He had been detained in a U.S. detention facility during his infectious period. To identify persons exposed to rabies who might require rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), CDC and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) conducted investigations at four detention facilities, one medical clinic, and two hospitals. In all, 25 of 742 persons assessed for rabies exposure were advised to receive PEP. Early diagnosis of rabies is essential for implementation of appropriate hospital infection control measures and for rapid assessment of potential contacts for PEP recommendations.
Ryan M
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Wallace
Darlene
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Bhavnani
John
J
Russell
Sherif
S
Zaki
Atis
A
Muehlenbachs
Kathryn
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Hayden-Pinneri
Ricardo Mena
RM
Aplícano
Leonard
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Peruski
Neil M
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Vora
Sharon
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Balter
Diana
D
Elson
Edith
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Lederman
Ben
B
Leeson
Thomas
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McLaughlin
Steve
S
Waterman
Maureen
M
Fonseca-Ford
Jesse
J
Blanton
Richard
R
Franka
Andres
A
Velasco-Villa
Michael
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Niezgoda
Lillian
L
Orciari
Sergio
S
Recuenco
Inger
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Damon
Cathleen
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Hanlon
Felix
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Jackson
Jessie
J
Dyer
Ashutosh
A
Wadhwa
Laura
L
Robinson
D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006166:Guatemala / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; D011330:Prisons; D015980:Public Health Practice; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013781:Texas