Open AccessA human case of travel-related rabies in Austria, September 2004
Author(s) -
Reinhild Strauß,
Alfred Granz,
M Wassermann-Neuhold,
Richard M. Krause,
Zoltán Bagó,
Sandra RevillaFernández,
F Simón-Soria,
Juan E. Echevarrı́a,
Theresia PopowKraupp,
Franz Allerberger,
M Schönbauer,
H Hrabcik
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.10.11.00579-en
Subject(s) - rabies , medicine , vaccination , pediatrics , veterinary medicine , virology
A young male Austrian tourist, aged 23 years and unvaccinated against rabies, was bitten by a dog in Morocco in July 2004. One month later he was hospitalised in Ceuta with symptoms compatible with rabies. He died on 23 September in an Austrian hospital after a diagnosis of rabies was confirmed by FAT, IHC and RT-PCR (including sequencing) of the neck skin and the RT-PCR (including sequencing) of the pharyngeal swab. This Austrian case of laboratory confirmed rabies highlights the urgent need for reinforcement of the international recommendations for travel vaccinations.