Rabies death attributed to exposure in Central America with symptom onset in a U.S. detention facility - Texas, 2013

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 May 23;63(20):446-9.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Environmental Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Guatemala / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Prisons*
  • Public Health Practice
  • Rabies / diagnosis*
  • Rabies / prevention & control
  • Risk Assessment
  • Texas