Travel-associated rabies in Austrian man

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 May;11(5):719-21. doi: 10.3201/eid1105.041289.

Abstract

Rabies developed in an Austrian man after he was bitten by a dog in Agadir, Morocco. Diagnosis was confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. The patient's girlfriend was bitten by the same dog, but she did not become ill.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Austria
  • Bites and Stings / complications
  • Dogs
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Morocco
  • Rabies / diagnosis
  • Rabies / transmission*
  • Travel