Human Rabies—Iowa, 2002

Human Rabies—Iowa, 2002

On Sep 20, 2002 a man aged 20 years residing in Linn County, Iowa, died from rabies encephalitis caused by infection with a variant of rabies virus associated with silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) bats. This is the first case of human rabies...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2003-03, Vol.289 (10), p.1235-1236
Hauptverfasser: Franks, F, Gilchrist, M, Groepper, R, Pentella, M
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Sprache:eng
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Animal bites
Bats
Rabies
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Zusammenfassung:On Sep 20, 2002 a man aged 20 years residing in Linn County, Iowa, died from rabies encephalitis caused by infection with a variant of rabies virus associated with silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) bats. This is the first case of human rabies in Iowa since 1951. This report summarizes the investigation of the case by the Linn County and Iowa public health departments. A CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.289.10.1235